Community engagement and loneliness in older adults in China: mediation effects of social support in the wake of COVID-19doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199577Xiaoxia XieChienchung HuangSitar, SophieXingyong QiaoFrontiers in Public Health
aResearchers have studied the negative effects of loneliness for people as young as 5 years old to those in later adulthood . Older adults generally report greater satisfaction with family members over time (Carstensen, 1992) and are more satisfied with the size of their social networks than you...
Only a small number of studies have included measures of the “Big Five” personality traits alongside other psychological factors such as self-esteem, narcissism and loneliness. In one of the few studies to address this gap in the literature and investigate the relationships between multiple ...
These effects were tested in a sample of 210 young adults who completed self-report measures of loneliness and substance use at time 1 and then completed measures of stress and substance use at time 2. The results showed that loneliness did not have prospective direct effects on substance use,...
Pangs of Loneliness Breed Material Lifestyle but Don't Power Up Life Satisfaction of Young People: The Moderating Effect of Gender Associations between loneliness, materialism, and life satisfaction were examined in a sample of 366 Malaysian undergraduate students. Also examined was th... CS Ang,AT...
Compared to older people in stable marriages, those without spouses or experiencing marital dissatisfaction tend to receive less support, have a narrower social network, and experience a stronger sense of loneliness, which may influence the biological mechanisms that lead to cognitive decline and ultimat...
Furthermore, predyad social closeness and self-disclosure increased significantly for both dyads over the 3 months of a given training module. Meaning Contemplative dyadic exercises may effectively prevent or reduce the detrimental effects of loneliness and the social deficits often observed in many ...
Neighborhood interaction can meet their social needs and enhance their sense of belonging [15, 16]. This helps reduce loneliness and social anxiety in older adults, which positively affects their mental health [17, 18]. The research scholars also attempt to analyze the regulation mechanism of ...
For example, loneliness is predicted by both low interpersonal competence and a low use of positive humor.29 In such cases, it is humor use (or lack of it) which predicts the nature of the association. Just appreciating a partner's humor or liking the same jokes, for example, does not ...
Effects of Loneliness and Stress Management on Perceived Stress in Older Adults In older adulthood, individuals may experience acute and chronic stressors, such as the loss of independence, mobility, or the experience of chronic diseases. Loneliness is also a concern in older adulthood as many expe...