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Increased frequency of participation in civic associations and reduced depressive symptoms: Prospective study of older Japanese survivors of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

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  • Zhang, Wen
  • Tsuji, Taishi
  • Yokoyama, Meiko
  • Ide, Kazushige
  • Aida, Jun
  • Kawachi, Ichiro
  • Kondo, Katsunori

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Few studies have examined whether changes in participation in civic associations can mitigate depressive symptoms among older disaster survivors.

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  • Zhang, Wen & Tsuji, Taishi & Yokoyama, Meiko & Ide, Kazushige & Aida, Jun & Kawachi, Ichiro & Kondo, Katsunori, 2021. "Increased frequency of participation in civic associations and reduced depressive symptoms: Prospective study of older Japanese survivors of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 276(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:276:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621001593
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113827
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