SOCIAL ISOLATION, LONELINESS, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER ADULTS: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF RESILIENCE
Ke Li, Fengyan Tang, Steven Albert, Mary Rauktis, Mary Ohmer · 2024
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Ke Li and co-authors follow older Americans across three survey waves to test how social isolation feeds loneliness and low mood, and whether resilience blunts the blow. Their 2024 study drew 3,681 adults aged sixty and up. The isolation score counted five signs, from living without a partner to rare contact with children, family, or friends.
Standard scales measured loneliness and depressive symptoms, and a short score captured resilience. Growth-curve models showed isolation tied to higher loneliness and symptoms at the start. Oddly, the isolated group's loneliness then rose more slowly, while its symptom path showed no clear tie. Resilience did soften the isolation effect, as the authors hypothesized. The paper weighs what that buffering means for support programs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ke Li, Fengyan Tang, Steven Albert, Mary Rauktis, Mary Ohmer |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |