Open AccessSleep Disturbance Mediates the Association Between Loneliness and Health in Older Americans
Author(s) -
Sarah Griffin,
Samantha Mladen,
Allison Baylor Williams,
Natalie D. Dautovich,
Sarah K. Lageman,
Joseph M. Dzierzewski,
Paul B. Perrin,
Bruce Rybarczyk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1532-7558
pISSN - 1070-5503
DOI - 10.1007/s12529-020-09897-2
Subject(s) - loneliness , psychosocial , sleep disorder , social isolation , mediation , psychology , sleep (system call) , depression (economics) , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , insomnia , political science , computer science , law , economics , macroeconomics , operating system
As the research documenting loneliness as a risk factor for morbidity and mortality continues to grow, it becomes increasingly critical to understand the mechanics of this relationship. This study assessed whether sleep disturbance mediates the relationship between loneliness and health.