title: [Impact of out-of-home activities, neighborhood and urban-related identity on well-being in old age].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aging in a neighborhood environment is considered to be important for well-being particularly in very old age.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The project "This is my place" - On the importance of a place in the neighborhood for healthy aging (German acronym BEWOHNT) emphasises the role of out of home activities, neighborhood experiences and urban-related identity on well-being. The aim of this paper is to test the impact of person-environment exchange processes of "agency" (e.g., out-of-home activity) and "belonging" (e.g., urban related identity, social cohesion) on well-being (valuation of life) in addition to health effects
  
  
  METHODS
  Data are based on domestic diaries, mobility diaries and a survey including 595 community-dwelling elderly people from 3 urban districts of Frankfurt (Germany) stratified by age (70-79 years vs. 80-89 years) and household situation (e.g. living alone versus living with partner).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings indicate substantial associations for "agency" and "belonging" indicators on well-being and differentiated effects for both age groups. Multigroup analyses show that particularly in very old age, out of home activities, social cohesion and urban-related identity considerably buffer the negative impacts of health on well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings underline the need for an age-differentiated understanding of person-environment interchange processes in later life and in particular the importance of the neighborhood in very old age in this respect.
authors.affiliation: Interdisziplinäre Alternswissenschaft (IAW), Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M., Campus Westend, PEG - Gebäude, Raum 4.G157, Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60629, Frankfurt a. M., Deutschland, oswald@em.uni-frankfurt.de.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oswald
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Konopik
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*