Partner‐ and Mode‐Specific Social Contact and Poor Mental Health Among Older Adults in Japan: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of the 2024 JACSIS Study
Kazumi Kubota, Miya Aishima, Yukiko Matsumura, Takeshi Miura, Takahiro Tabuchi · 2026
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Kazumi Kubota and colleagues surveyed social contact and mental health in Japan in 2026. Older adults answered a national internet survey. Contact frequency varied by partner type. Family, relatives, and friends were separated. In-person and remote contact also differed. Poor mental health was the outcome.
Weekly in-person family contact looked protective. Friend contact helped at two frequencies. Both weekly and monthly friend meetings mattered. Relative contact showed weaker mixed links. Remote contact showed no clear link. Effects survived income and education adjustment. Strict correction narrowed the findings further. Face-to-face contact seems key here.
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| CREATOR | Kazumi Kubota, Miya Aishima, Yukiko Matsumura, Takeshi Miura, Takahiro Tabuchi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |