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Loneliness Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic : The Role of Family and Community Social Capital / by Nan LU

1st ed. 2022.

Singapore : Springer Singapore [2022.] ; Singapore : Imprint: Springer [2022.], 2022

1 Online-Ressource(XV, 124 p. 17 illus.)

Englisch

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Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-981-19-0611-4

978-981-19-0610-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-981-19-0612-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-981-19-0613-8 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1007/978-981-19-0611-4

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bicssc: JHBK ; bisacsh: SOC026010

LOC-SH: Sociology. ; Social groups. ; Community development. ; Social service. ; Well-being.

The significance of Loneliness in later life in the context of COVID-19 pandemic -- How to understand loneliness in later life? -- Social capital and loneliness -- The moderating role of age and gender in the relationship between social capital and loneliness -- The moderating role of marital status and living alone in the relationship between social capital and loneliness -- The role of social capital in affecting loneliness among older adults with different socioeconomic status -- The role of social capital in affecting loneliness among older adults with different physical health status -- The mechanism linking structural social capital, cognitive social capital and loneliness -- Implications of the findings and conclusions.

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This book investigates the relationship between social capital and loneliness of older adults living in urban China during the COVID-19 outbreak period. It also tested the mediation role of community-based cognitive social capital on the relationship between community-based structural social capital and loneliness of older urban Chinese adults. This book targets at a broad audience with knowledge in social gerontology and social work with older adults. It will appeal to academic researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, policymakers, and social workers who have interests in social capital and mental well-being in later life, and the impacts of COVID-19 on the well-being of older adults.