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- Title
Loneliness, social isolation, and behavioral and biological health indicators in older adults.
- Authors
Shankar, Aparna; McMunn, Anne; Banks, James; Steptoe, Andrew
- Abstract
A number of mechanisms have been proposed through which social isolation and loneliness may affect health, including health-related behavioral and biological factors. However, it is unclear to what extent isolation and loneliness are independently associated with these pathways. The objective of the present analysis was to determine the impact of social isolation and loneliness, individually as well as simultaneously, on health-related behavioral and biological factors using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).
- Publication
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 4, p377
- ISSN
1930-7810
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/a0022826