Psycho-neuroendocrine-immune interactions in COVID-19: potential impacts on mental health

Í Raony, CS de Figueiredo, P Pandolfo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The impacts of the disease may be beyond the …

How solitude relates to well‐being in old age: A review of inter‐individual differences

Y Chen, X Liu - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Older adults are more likely to live alone and engage in solitary activities than young adults,
leading to decrement in their well‐being. However, researchers have discovered beneficial …

Loneliness, hopelessness and suicide in later life: a case–control psychological autopsy study in rural China

L Niu, C Jia, Z Ma, G Wang, B Sun… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsLoneliness is increasingly recognised as a serious public health issue worldwide.
However, there is scarce research addressing the association between loneliness and …

Queering singlehood: Examining the intersection of sexuality and relationship status from a queer lens

ES Lavender‐Stott - Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper uses a queer theoretical lens to redefine family boundaries and structures by
exploring LGBTQIA+ and single adults' relationships through the interconnectedness of their …

Maintenance of high quality of life as an indicator of resilience during COVID-19 social distancing among community-dwelling older adults in Finland

K Koivunen, E Portegijs, E Sillanpää, J Eronen… - Quality of Life …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced possibilities for activities
of choice potentially threatening quality of life (QoL). We defined QoL resilience as …

Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic—are unpartnered and childless older adults at higher risk?

B Arpino, CA Mair, NT Quashie, R Antczak - European journal of ageing, 2022 - Springer
COVID-19 mitigation efforts had the potential to exacerbate loneliness among older adults,
particularly for the unpartnered or childless, yet specific studies on loneliness among these …

Alternatives to aging alone?:“Kinlessness” and the importance of friends across European contexts

CA Mair - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Increasing numbers of older adults cross-nationally are without children or
partners in later life and therefore likely have greater reliance on nonkin (eg, friends). This …

Association of living arrangements with happiness attributes among older adults

EJ Hwang, IO Sim - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Korea, along with the rapid aging of the population, older adults'
living arrangements have changed in various ways. In particularly, the happiness of older …

Cognitive, social, emotional, and subjective health benefits of computer use in adults: A 9-year longitudinal study from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS)

A Hartanto, JC Yong, WX Toh, STH Lee… - Computers in Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
Computer use has been proposed to carry a host of benefits for cognitive function and
socioemotional well-being in older adults. However, the literature on computer use remains …

The social readjustment rating scale: Updated and modernised

D Wallace, NR Cooper, A Sel, R Russo - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Social Readjustment Rating Scale, originally devised in 1967 by Holmes and Rahe,
measures the impact of life events stress. At the time, the SRRS advanced its field of …