File Download

There are no files associated with this item.

  Links for fulltext
     (May Require Subscription)
Supplementary

Article: Social capital among older chinese adults: An exploratory study of quality of life and social capital in a chinese urban community

TitleSocial capital among older chinese adults: An exploratory study of quality of life and social capital in a chinese urban community
Authors
KeywordsChina
Older adults
Social capital
Issue Date2009
PublisherCommon Ground. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.socialsciences-journal.com
Citation
International Journal Of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2009, v. 4 n. 9, p. 107-123 How to Cite?
AbstractOlder adults now constitute a fast-growing cohort of the Chinese population. They are also active participants in civic activities, even within the limited scope available to citizens. Social capital and its key elements, despite having a different connotation from the Western concept, still have strong implications for the quality of life (QoL) of older Chinese adults. The current study tries to explore how both individual and perceived community social capital affect the QoL of elders living in urban communities in China. This paper presents the findings of this study, and goes on to identify differences between groups of older adults whose age and health status differs in terms of the impact of social engagement. The study adopted a quantitative approach to explore social participation among elders in a typical urban community in Shanghai, focusing on the social participation processes that help to build up or maintain their social capital. The survey used a proportional sampling approach and gathered data using questionnaire-based, in-person interviews. More than 400 residents in the selected communities were interviewed. © Common Ground, Honglin Chen, Wong Yu-Cheung, Kinsun Chan, All Rights Reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125366
ISSN
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.116
References

 

DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorChen, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, YCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, Ken_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T11:27:08Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-31T11:27:08Z-
dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2009, v. 4 n. 9, p. 107-123en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1833-1882en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125366-
dc.description.abstractOlder adults now constitute a fast-growing cohort of the Chinese population. They are also active participants in civic activities, even within the limited scope available to citizens. Social capital and its key elements, despite having a different connotation from the Western concept, still have strong implications for the quality of life (QoL) of older Chinese adults. The current study tries to explore how both individual and perceived community social capital affect the QoL of elders living in urban communities in China. This paper presents the findings of this study, and goes on to identify differences between groups of older adults whose age and health status differs in terms of the impact of social engagement. The study adopted a quantitative approach to explore social participation among elders in a typical urban community in Shanghai, focusing on the social participation processes that help to build up or maintain their social capital. The survey used a proportional sampling approach and gathered data using questionnaire-based, in-person interviews. More than 400 residents in the selected communities were interviewed. © Common Ground, Honglin Chen, Wong Yu-Cheung, Kinsun Chan, All Rights Reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherCommon Ground. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.socialsciences-journal.comen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciencesen_HK
dc.rightsThe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Copyright © Common Ground.-
dc.rightsNOTICE: Readers must contact Common Ground for permission to reproduce.-
dc.subjectChinaen_HK
dc.subjectOlder adultsen_HK
dc.subjectSocial capitalen_HK
dc.titleSocial capital among older chinese adults: An exploratory study of quality of life and social capital in a chinese urban communityen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, YC: ssycwong@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityWong, YC=rp00599en_HK
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79961240729en_HK
dc.identifier.hkuros172777en_HK
dc.relation.referenceshttp://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-79961240729&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpageen_HK
dc.identifier.volume4en_HK
dc.identifier.issue9en_HK
dc.identifier.spage107en_HK
dc.identifier.epage123en_HK
dc.publisher.placeAustraliaen_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridChen, H=46161051400en_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridWong, YC=7403041666en_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridChan, K=15924732400en_HK
dc.identifier.issnl1833-1882-

Export via OAI-PMH Interface in XML Formats


OR


Export to Other Non-XML Formats