The impact of age identity on social participation of older adults
Different age identities among older adult lead to different identity recognitions, and a positive age identity makes them more willing to participate in society. The government should consider the diversity and complexity of older adult and provide more opportunities for them to participate in social activities in order to improve their quality of life and level of social participation, allowing them to maintain a positive age identity.
Authors
- Ran Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9321-9500)
- Wenting Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8233-6517)
- Denghui Huang
Institutions
- Hohai University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05868-y
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.00
Funders
- Hohai University