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Social Participation in Later Years: The Role of Driving Mobility

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  • Teja Pristavec

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Objectives I investigate the role of driving mobility for older adults’ formal and informal social participation. I expand the common driving status dichotomy using gradated driving frequency, driving change, and ride receipt to account for the complexity of driving behaviors in later years. Method I estimate logistic regression models using the 2011 and 2013 waves of the National Health and Aging Trends Study on a nationally representative sample of 4,359 community-dwelling older adults. I adjust models for demographic, socioeconomic, health, and social activity factors. Results Frequent drivers are most likely to visit friends and family, go out for enjoyment, attend religious services, and participate in organized activities compared with occasional drivers, those who ceased driving, and those who never drove. Driving frequency decrease lowers social participation. Participation does not differ between those who ceased driving and those who never drove. Persons with consistent ride access participate more than those never receiving rides. Models using a measure of driving mobility fit data better than models using dichotomous driving status. Discussion Both driving frequency and ride receipt matter for older adults’ formal and informal involvement. Facilitating ride-giving and developing flexible transportation options may enhance social participation among older adults who cease or begin ceasing to drive.

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  • Teja Pristavec, 2018. "Social Participation in Later Years: The Role of Driving Mobility," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 73(8), pages 1457-1469.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:73:y:2018:i:8:p:1457-1469.
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    1. Carly Roman & Christopher R. Beam & Elizabeth Zelinski, 2022. "Psychosocial Outcomes of Age Integration Status: Do Age-Integrated Social Networks Benefit Older Adults?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-15, September.
    2. Marta Garcia-Rojo & Cristina Bonnin-Arias & Eva Chamorro & Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina & Celia Sanchez-Ramos, 2021. "Development of a Method to Potentially Substitute Direct Evaluation of Mesopic Visual Acuity in Drivers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-10, April.
    3. Le Yang & Dan Guo & Jiaming Zheng & Yuting Guo & Zeyuan Li, 2023. "Association between Social Participation and Remaining Teeth and Urban–Rural Difference among Older Adults in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-10, January.

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