Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)  

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Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：SAGE Publications  

While previous studies suggest that women have higher anxiety than men regarding COVID-19, underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study tries to explain the mechanisms by gender difference in social interaction based on a theory of social amplification of risk framework (SARF). We surveyed older adults in Japan regarding their anxiety regarding COVID-19, as well as the frequencies of their direct and indirect social interaction in July 2020 ( N = 1,587, aged 78–99 years). To explore the way in which gender and anxiety regarding COVID-19 were mediated by these two types of social interactions, MODEL4 of SPSS’s Process MACRO was applied to the data. We found that older women interacted more directly and indirectly with others than did older men. And, direct social interaction was negatively and related, but indirect social interaction was positively related to older adults’ anxiety regarding COVID-19. Furthermore, direct social interaction was related to older women’s low anxiety regarding COVID-19, whereas indirect social interaction was related to older women’s high anxiety regarding COVID-19. The findings of our study suggest that the degree of anxiety regarding COVID-19 among older women may be dependent upon the types of social interaction they have with others.

DOI： 10.1177/23337214231175713

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：JAPAN NPO RESEARCH ASSOCIATION  

This study aimed to examine the role of donation in the relationship between neighborhood association participation and subjective well-being among Japanese older adults. I analyzed data from older adults (N=1,092, ages 65–82 years) from ten Japanese municipalities, and found that neighborhood association participants have greater subjective well-being and make larger donations than non-participants. In addition, neighborhood association participation had indirect effects on subjective well-being through the amount of donation. These results suggest that neighborhood association participations among Japanese older adults have positive effects on their subjective well-being through prosocial behaviors.

DOI： 10.11433/janpora.npr-d-22-00009

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Doctoral thesis  

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Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese   Publisher：Japan Socio-Gerontological Society  

This study aimed to examine the role of social capital in the relationship between social participation and subjective well-being among older adults. We analyzed data from community-dwelling older adults (<i>N</i>=624, aged 74-78 years), and the results revealed no relationship between social participation and subjective well-being. However, out of four types of social participation, participation in a neighborhood association was found to be significantly related to subjective well-being. It also had indirect effects on the latter through the older adults’ perception of social capital and the number of neighbors. Thus, the relationship between social participation and subjective well-being may differ depending on the type of social participation involved. Moreover, neighborhood association participation may affect subjective well-being through social capital.

DOI： 10.34393/rousha.43.1_5

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Rapid communication, short report, research note, etc. (bulletin of university, research institution)  

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Language：English   Publisher：SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC  

Background: Older adults were expected to experience a decline in physical activities and an increase in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We investigated the changes in living conditions of 508 older adults (79.70 years +/- 0.88) before (from July to December 2019) and during (in August 2020) the pandemic. We compared the mean score for the same individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), frequency of going out, exercise, and social interaction at two-time points. We also examined the influence of living arrangement (living alone or not) on the frequency of exercise and social interaction. Results: The frequency of going out decreased during the pandemic (in 2020); however, there was no significant change in IADL. The frequency of exercise and social interaction increased irrespective of the living arrangement. The frequency of exercise increased more in those living alone. Conclusions: Although older adults refrained from going out, they compensated for the risks of inactivity in daily life by increasing or maintaining their frequency of exercise and social interactions. The view that "older adults have a poor ability to accommodate the lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic" may be a stereotypical assumption.

DOI： 10.1177/23337214221116226

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Language：English   Publishing type：Internal/External technical report, pre-print, etc.  

DOI： 10.31234/osf.io/vzgcp

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Rapid communication, short report, research note, etc. (bulletin of university, research institution)  

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Book review, literature introduction, etc.  

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Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

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Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

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