Professor Catriona Kennedy c.m.kennedy1@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Dean for Research
Silver Saplings: An initial review and evaluation of intended positive intervention change and wellbeing effects
People Involved
Professor Flora Douglas f.douglas3@rgu.ac.uk
Professor
Dr Emma MacIver e.maciver@rgu.ac.uk
Research Fellow A
Dr Nick Adams n.adams5@rgu.ac.uk
Research Fellow B
Social capital and improved wellbeing: a qualitative investigation of the Wild Things! Silver Saplings Adventures programme in rural North-East Scotland. (2025)
Journal Article
ADAMS, N.N., MACIVER, E., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. [2025]. Social capital and improved wellbeing: a qualitative investigation of the Wild Things! Silver Saplings Adventures programme in rural North-East Scotland. Journal of gerontological social work [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2488020The Silver Saplings Adventures Programme (SSAP), run by Wild Things! charity in Scotland, enhances older adults' wellbeing through nature-based activities, lifelong learning and social cohesion. This study evaluates SSAP's 2023 impact using remote in... Read More about Social capital and improved wellbeing: a qualitative investigation of the Wild Things! Silver Saplings Adventures programme in rural North-East Scotland..