TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Enhancing older adults' sense of belonging and subjective well-being through sport game attendance, team identification, and emotional support
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Inoue, Yuhei
A1  - Wann, Daniel L.
A1  - Lock, Daniel
A1  - Sato, Mikihiro
A1  - Moore, Christopher
A1  - Funk, Daniel C.
SP  - 898264319835654
EP  - 898264319835654
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We investigate how (a) attendance at sport games and (b) identification with a sport team as fans (i.e., team identification) influence older adults' perceptions of emotional support, belonging, and subjective well-being (SWB). <br><br>METHOD: An experimental pilot study was conducted with 50 older adults, followed by a main survey study administered to 534 older adults from various communities across the United States. <br><br>RESULTS: Pilot study results indicated that game attendance and team identification had a positive and significant influence on older adults' perceptions of emotional support from fellow team fans. These results were replicated in the main study, which also showed that older adults' perceived emotional support from fellow fans was positively associated with their sense of belonging which predicted their SWB. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The findings provide insights into how older adults may be engaged in meaningful forms of social life to help them maintain and enhance mental health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264319835654
ID  - ref1
ER  -