This study investigates the relation between leisure activities and the social status of the elderly based on a heterogeneous sample of the Dutch population. Close relationships are also analyzed to identify which people could serve as successful stimulators of leisure participation. The social profile confirms that older people have fewer social contacts and often feel lonely. This study shows...

Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2008 pilot, we investigate the relationship between cognitive abilities and social activities for people aged 45 or older. We group cognition measures into two dimensions: intact mental status and episodic memory. Social activities are defined as participating in certain common specified activities in China such as playing chess,...

There is lot of research activity in the area of opinion mining and sentiment analysis, which deals with the computational treatment of opinion, sentiment, and subjectivity in text. Social media websites have become increasingly popular for discussing uncomfortable topics. However, there are limited resources for mining and automatically labeling posts discussing self-disclosure. There is great...

using virtual social media and networks widely and relations based on electronic communication have transformed political and social activities in recent decades. the current essay aims to review the effects of virtual social media on the field of politics in iran. therefore, this essay propounds the questions: “how has the virtual social media caused transformation on the field of politics in ...

nowadays, new informational and communicative media, and the rate of their use by individuals have caused deep metamorphoses in the material and non-material dimensions of human lives, and individuals’ mental regulation. the use of these media, especially the internet and virtual social networks, among iranian teenagers has unnoticeably increased, and providing numerous facilities and options m...

using virtual social media and networks widely and relations based on electronic communication have transformed political and social activities in recent decades. through this, in this essay we are going to review the effects of virtual social media on the field of politics in iran. therefore, this essay propounds the question that how has the virtual social media caused transformation on the f...

Objectives: Health refers to the condition of perfect physical, mental and social well-being. The appropriate social well-being is the opposite of loneliness and depression. Social well-being is a psychosocial concept that is affected by many factors. This study determined the relationship between social function and social well-being in older adults. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical...

Social responsibility provides a framework for ethical monitoring on the business enterprises activities whereby business enterprises must responsible to society and environment. This study based on financial variables and using the data envelopment analysis technique, ranks automotive companies in terms of social responsibility. Data and theoretical frameworks of the research are based on libr...