A Social Model of Loneliness: The Roles of Disability, Social Resources, and Cognitive Impairment.

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A Social Model of Loneliness: The Roles of Disability, Social Resources, and Cognitive Impairment.

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We consider the points at which cognitive impairment may impact on the pathway to loneliness for older people, through impeding social interaction with family and friends, or by interfering with judgments concerning satisfaction with relationships.We conceptualize a mediation model anticipating that social resources (LSNS-6) will mediate the pathway between disability (Townsend Disability Scale) and loneliness (De Jong Gierveld 6-item scale) and a moderated-mediation model in which we hypothe...

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2017-11

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Burholt, Vanessa / Windle, Gill / Morgan, Deborah J / CFAS Wales team

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/54037

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CFAS Wales team / Humans / Geriatric Assessment / Social Isolation / Loneliness / Family Relations / Interpersonal Relations / Models, Psychological / Social Support / Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Disabled Persons / Friends / Female / Male / Independent Living / Surveys and Questionnaires / Cognitive Dysfunction / 1608 Sociology / Population & Society / Behavioral and Social Science / Acquired Cognitive Impairment / Dementia / Aging / Brain Disorders / Mental Health / 2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors / 1103 Clinical Sciences

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