118740 20240319081024.0 doi 10.1007/s11205-022-02947-0 sideral 129687 ART-2022-129687 eng Vega Tinoco, Andrea Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0764-3247 Civic participation as a promoter of well-being: comparative analysis among european countries 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Previous research on the direction of the relationship between civic participation and well-being has evidenced that civic participation is a promoter of well-being among older adults in Europe. Accordingly, the objective of the present study is to identify and analyze the differences between European welfare systems regarding both civic participation and well-being. For this purpose, a logistic multilevel regression analysis was performed as an empirical strategy, using the cross-sectional data from the 9 waves of the European Social Survey (2002-2018). Significant differences in well-being were observed, with Anglo-Saxon elders being the healthiest, and the Nordic the happiest and most satisfied with their lives. In contrast, Eastern European seniors reported the lowest levels of well-being. Also, Nordic countries are the most civically engaged, followed by the Continental and Anglo-Saxon, while Mediterranean and Eastern countries engage the least. However, the impact of civic participation on well-being is strongest for the Mediterranean countries, while its impact on satisfaction and happiness is weakest for the Nordic countries. The 3 models of the multilevel analysis indicate that civic participation has a positive impact on health, happiness and life satisfaction, and that this effect is quite robust. Also, by adding country-level macro variables to the model, it is possible to reduce the random effects and hence to better explain these international differences. Concisely, the impact of civic participation on the well-being of the elderly differs across nations and should therefore be considered by policy makers. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU/FPU18-05284 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CSO2017-82110-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.1 2022 SOCIOLOGY 32 / 149 = 0.215 2022 Q1 T1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY 28 / 110 = 0.255 2022 Q2 T1 0.984 2022 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 2022 Q1 Sociology and Political Science 2022 Q1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 2022 Q1 Developmental and Educational Psychology 2022 Q2 5.9 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Gil Lacruz, Ana Isabel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7994-923X Gil Lacruz, Marta Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8261-058X 4012 650 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas Área Organización de Empresas 4009 740 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicología Social 164 (2022), 217–237 Soc. indic. res. Social Indicators Research 0303-8300 1469476 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118740/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1362960 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118740/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:118740 articulos driver 2024-03-18-16:33:18 ARTICLE