Longitudinal associations of hopelessness and loneliness in older adults: Results from the US health and retirement study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1451-1459

  Gum, Amber M ^a   Shiovitz Ezra, Sharon ^b   Ayalon, Liat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

health and retirement study; hopelessness; loneliness; longitudinal

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019572050     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610217000904     Document Type: Article

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