STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AMONG LGBT OLDER ADULTS

A Prasad, J Burr, E Miller… - Innovation in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Network size and composition are structural aspects and perceived support is a functional
aspect of social networks. How these social network characteristics are related to LGBT …

Effects of volunteering over six months on loneliness, social and mental health outcomes among older adults: The HEAL-HOA Dual Randomized Controlled Trial

LM Warner, DY Yeung, D Jiang, NG Choi… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the beneficial effects of volunteering as lay counselor via telephone
on own loneliness, social network engagement, perceived social support, stress, anxiety …

Gender differences in the association between social relationships and loneliness among older adults in Singapore

E Takagi, Y Saito, A Chan - Journal of Population Research, 2020 - Springer
This study investigated gender differences in the association between older adults' social
relationships and their self-reported feelings of loneliness in Singapore. Using the 2009 …

Being cut off from social identity resources has shaped loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic: A longitudinal interview study with medically vulnerable older …

L Harkin, A Stuart, C Stevenson… - … of Community & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Loneliness is a pernicious problem in older adulthood, associated with physical decline and
isolation from valued social groups. However, the long‐term evolving experiences of ageing …

The relationship between volunteering and the occurrence of loneliness among older adults: a longitudinal study with 12 years of follow-up

J Cho, X Xiang - Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Informed by the social model of health promotion, this study examined the association
between formal volunteering and the occurrence of loneliness among older adults over 12 …

Effectiveness of social support programmes on loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: study protocol for a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Y Wang, X Li, L Yao, T Ren, T Wang - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background The prevalence of loneliness among older adults is of great importance in the
field of public health. Numerous studies have provided evidence supporting the …

Loneliness and social isolation among young and late middle-age adults: Associations with personal networks and social participation

ST Child, L Lawton - Aging & mental health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Associations between social networks and loneliness or social isolation are well
established among older adults. Yet, limited research examines personal networks and …

A systematic literature review of loneliness in community dwelling older adults

G Di Perna, K Radford, G Barbery, JA Fitzgerald - Social Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Research on loneliness is extensive. This paper presents a systematic review of intervention
studies, outlining the antecedents to, and consequences of loneliness in community …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults

B Smale, J Wilson, N Akubueze - Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents the results of an analysis of selected risk factors associated with
loneliness and the effectiveness of mitigating factors in buffering feelings of loneliness …

[引用][C] Effects of a pilot volunteer-based lunch program on feelings of loneliness infielders: a randomized control trial

B Ninesling, A Solanki, M Carney, A Kumar, L Guerra - Grey literature—Google …, 2018