Perceived stress mediates the relationship between emotional loneliness and sleep quality over time in older adults

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 546-555

  McHugh, Joanna E ^a,b   Lawlor, Brian A ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879755249     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02101.x     Document Type: Article

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