The mediating role of loneliness in the relation between social engagement and depressive symptoms among older korean americans: Do men and women differ?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-201

  Park, Nan Sook ^a   Jang, Yuri ^a   Lee, Beom S ^a   Haley, William E ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Gender differences; Loneliness; Older Korean Americans; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874393617     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs062     Document Type: Article

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