Longitudinal Associations Between Cultural Engagement and Mental and Social Well-Being: A Fixed-Effects Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cultural engagement (e.g., going to museums, the theater, and concerts) has been evidenced to support older adults' well-being. However, whether cultural engagement is associated with multiple well-being domains and whether associations vary by sociodemographics and health warrants further investigation.

Methods

Using 14 years of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, we tested the longitudinal associations between cultural engagement and 7 well-being outcomes among 6,932-10,428 individuals aged 50-99 years. We used fixed-effects regression to explore the longitudinal associations between cultural engagement and the outcomes, generalized method of moments estimators to assess directionality, and interactions to test for moderation effects of sociodemo

SUBMITTER: Finn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12362352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature