Does anomie help to explain social participation in very old age? A mediation analysis
Luise Geithner, Michael Wagner · 2026
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Luise Geithner and Michael Wagner used survey data in 2026 from very old adults in Germany to ask whether feeling disoriented by social change helps explain who stays socially active. Their model linked money, schooling, health, values, and relationships to participation, with that sense of disorientation placed in between.
All the main factors related to participation directly except income. Income instead worked largely through insecurity linked to feeling worse off than others. Schooling and health also showed small indirect paths. The authors conclude that support for participation in very old age should address material insecurity and lost orientation, not only practical resources and health limits.
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| CREATOR | Luise Geithner, Michael Wagner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48267 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |