SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT NEWS
8 Powerful Ways to Turn Loneliness Into Deep Connection
Emma Seppala, PhD
Increased Caregiving Needed as Adults Near End of Life, Study Says
United Press International
The Missing Men
The Atlantic
Baby Boomers Join 'Aging-at-Home Villages' for Yoga, Happy Hour, Cooking Classes and Biking
The Washington Post
What Religion is For
Huffington Post
Using Baby Talk With Seniors Is Insulting, Not Cute
Huffington Post
Family and Other Unpaid Caregivers and Older Adults With and Without Dementia and Disability
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Good Genes are Nice, But Joy is Better
Harvard University
5 Ways Senior Living Communities are Evolving to Attract Active Baby Boomers
McKnight's Senior Living
Young Adults Need More Social Support After Cancer
Oncology Nursing News
National Volunteer Month: How Giving Back Boosts Seniors' Health
Sunrise Senior Living
Church Kids Fare Better Than Nonattenders: Will Today's 'Cultured Despisers' of Religion Pay Heed?
CNS News
Underlying Motivations of Volunteering Across Life Stages: A Study of Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations in Nevada
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Mad Volunteer Scientists: Do You Know the Way To San Jose?
California Health Report
Hey Guys, Put a Ring on It
National Review
8 Signs the Shortage in Paid Caregivers is Getting Worse
The Huffington Post
Exceptional patients: Narratives of connections
Cambridge University Press
U.S. economy adds 227,000 jobs in January, but wage growth lags
The Washington Post
All You Need Is Facebook Friends? Associations between Online and Face-to-Face Friendships and Health
Frontiers in Psychology
Turns Out That Opposites Don’t Attract After All
Stanford Graduate School of Business
As World Grays, Seniors Step Up to Create an 'Age-Friendly' Future
The Christian Science Monitor
Bingo? Pass. Bring on Senior Speed-Dating and Wine-Tasting.
The New York Times
Do you know your next door neighbor?
New York Magazine
Another Possible Benefit of Going to Church: A 33 Percent Chance of Living Longer
The Washington Post
New Challenge for Caregivers: The Internet
Science Daily
Successful Aging in the Context of the Disablement Process: Working and Volunteering as Moderators on the Association Between Chronic Conditions and Subsequent Functional Limitations
Journal of Gerontology
The Third Age of Life: Leveraging the Mutual Benefits of Intergenerational Engagement
Oxford Journals
The Voluntourist’s Dilemma
The New York Times
Joining a Book Club, Church or Sports Group Linked to Longer Life After Retirement
The Washington Post
Applying Western models of volunteering in Hong Kong: The role of empathy, prosocial motivation and motive-experience fit for volunteering
Asian Journal of Social Psychology
The Physiological Power of Altruism
The Atlantic
Understanding the Association Between Time Spent Caregiving and Well-Being Among Employed Adults: Testing a Model of Work–Life Fit and Sense of Community
Community, Work & Family
Digital Dating: Online Profile Content of Older and Younger Adults
The Journals of Gerontology
Math Says This Is the Perfect Age to Get Married
A new study suggests that people should get married between the…
Job Satisfaction among Care Aides in Residential Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review of Contributing Factors, Both Individual and Organizational
Nursing Research and Practice
Rethinking Job Satisfaction in Care Work: Looking Beyond the Care Debates
Work, Employment and Society
Physical and Mental Health Effects of Family Caregiving
National Institutes of Health