Investigating the Relationship between the Third Places and the Level of Happiness for Seniors in Taiwan

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ID15484068
AutoresJui-Che Tu (0000-0002-0066-9797, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology), Kang-Chi Lin (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, autor correspondente), Hong-Yi Chen (Zhaoqing University)
Ano2020
Volume17
Fascículo4
Páginas1172-1172
Data de publicação2020-02-12
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17041172
PMID32059595
OpenAlexW3005814520
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas24

Taiwan has actively promoted the concept of "successful aging" in recent years. The Executive Yuan drafted the White Paper for Aged Society , which set the primary goal to enable seniors to deal with daily life more independently. Although 'third places' enable seniors to live independently, the third places that Taiwanese seniors like are not well understood. Consequently, by investigating third places, this study will investigate the environment of achieving successful aging and happiness among seniors. This study uses the questionnaire survey, and the data of this study were collected from October to November 2018 in Taichung City Central District. A questionnaire survey was conducted in several administrative agencies and participants were selected by random sampling among the over-55-year-old citizens who were already retired. An estimate of 90% confidence limits with 5% marginal error gave us a sample size of 257. This study finally received 200 efficient samples. The women's top five choices of third places are the traditional market, supermarket, restaurant, daily necessities shop, and coffee shop. The men's top five choices of third places are the traditional market, supermarket, daily necessities shop, restaurant, and a friend's house. For seniors familiar with the concept of third places, the more often they go to third places, the higher happiness they achieve. This result investigates the importance of having awareness of third places for seniors. Therefore, we should encourage them to go to third places and engage in social activities frequently to achieve successful aging

Business · Happiness · Sample (material · Third age · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Marketing