THE MODERATING ROLE OF POSITIVE SOLITUDE IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN LONELINESS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
Dikla Segel-Karpas, Yuval Palgi, Sharon Ost Mor, Yaira Hamama Raz, Mayan Shacham, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Lee Greenblatt Kimron · 2023
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Dikla Segel-Karpas and co-authors test if chosen solitude can soften the harm of loneliness in older adults, in a 2023 paper. Positive solitude means choosing to be alone for a meaningful inner or outer activity. It is apart from loneliness and from bleak solitude, and it may act as a buffer for mental health.
The study held 520 older adults in Israel, aged sixty eight to eighty seven, who answered an online survey. Loneliness linked to more depressive symptoms, while positive solitude linked to fewer. High positive solitude weakened the link between loneliness and symptoms. The team suggests that care plans could teach and support this chosen form of alone time.
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| CREATOR | Dikla Segel-Karpas, Yuval Palgi, Sharon Ost Mor, Yaira Hamama Raz, Mayan Shacham, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Lee Greenblatt Kimron |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |