Chronic illness and loneliness in older adulthood: The role of self-protective control strategies. | Zendy

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Chronic illness and loneliness in older adulthood: The role of self-protective control strategies.

Author(s) -

Meaghan Barlow,

Sarah Y. Liu,

Carsten Wrosch

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

health psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548

H-Index - 164

eISSN - 1930-7810

pISSN - 0278-6133

DOI - 10.1037/hea0000182

Subject(s) - loneliness , feeling , social isolation , longitudinal study , psychology , gerontology , medicine , young adult , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , pathology

This study examined whether levels of chronic illness predict enhanced feelings of loneliness in older adulthood. In addition, it investigated whether engagement in health-related self-protection (e.g., positive reappraisals), but not in health engagement control strategies (e.g., investment of time and effort), would buffer the adverse effect of chronic illness on older adults' feelings of loneliness.

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