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