title: Associations between neighborhood perceptions and mental well-being among older adults.
abstract: This study examined whether perceived neighborhood factors were associated with positive well-being in older adults using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Neighborhood perceptions were assessed at baseline (2006/2007) and three measures of well-being - hedonic, eudaimonic and evaluative - were assessed at baseline and follow-up (2010/2011) for 6134 participants. In cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, negative neighborhood perceptions were associated with poorer well-being on all three measures. These associations remained significant after adjusting for a range of sociodemographic and health status variables and depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamer
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: aparna.shankar@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shankar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012111:Residence Characteristics
keywords: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing; Life satisfaction; Neighborhood; Older adults; Well-being