dc.contributor.author |
Burholt, Vanessa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Windle, Gill |
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dc.contributor.author |
Morgan, Deborah J |
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dc.contributor.author |
CFAS Wales team |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2020-12-14T23:10:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2020-12-14T23:10:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-11 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
The Gerontologist 57(6):1020-1030 Nov 2017 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0016-9013 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/54037 |
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dc.description.abstract |
We consider the points at which cognitive impairment may impact on the pathway to loneliness for older people, through impeding social interaction with family and friends, or by interfering with judgments concerning satisfaction with relationships.We conceptualize a mediation model anticipating that social resources (LSNS-6) will mediate the pathway between disability (Townsend Disability Scale) and loneliness (De Jong Gierveld 6-item scale) and a moderated-mediation model in which we hypothesize that cognitive impairment (MMSE) will moderate the association between disability and social resources and between social resources and loneliness. To validate the hypothesized pathways, we draw on the CFAS Wales data set (N = 3,593) which is a nationally representative study of community-dwelling people aged 65 and older in Wales.Disability had a significant indirect effect on loneliness through the mediating variable social resources. Cognitive impairment was significantly associated with social resources, but did not moderate the relationship between disability and social resources. Cognitive impairment had a significant impact on loneliness, and moderated the effect of social resources on loneliness.Social structures can (dis)empower people with cognitive impairment and lead to exclusion from social resources or impact on the social construction of aging, cognitive impairment, and dementia. The sense of self for an older person with cognitive impairment may be influenced by social norms and stereotypes, or through a temporal social comparison with an "earlier" sense of self. We conclude that loneliness interventions should be theoretically informed to identify key areas for modification. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
The Gerontologist |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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dc.subject |
CFAS Wales team |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Geriatric Assessment |
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dc.subject |
Social Isolation |
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dc.subject |
Loneliness |
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dc.subject |
Family Relations |
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dc.subject |
Interpersonal Relations |
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dc.subject |
Models, Psychological |
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dc.subject |
Social Support |
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dc.subject |
Aged |
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dc.subject |
Aged, 80 and over |
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dc.subject |
Disabled Persons |
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dc.subject |
Friends |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.subject |
Independent Living |
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dc.subject |
Surveys and Questionnaires |
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dc.subject |
Cognitive Dysfunction |
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dc.subject |
1608 Sociology |
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dc.subject |
Population & Society |
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dc.subject |
Behavioral and Social Science |
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dc.subject |
Acquired Cognitive Impairment |
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dc.subject |
Dementia |
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dc.subject |
Aging |
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dc.subject |
Brain Disorders |
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dc.subject |
Mental Health |
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dc.subject |
2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors |
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dc.subject |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
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dc.title |
A Social Model of Loneliness: The Roles of Disability, Social Resources, and Cognitive Impairment. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1093/geront/gnw125 |
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pubs.issue |
6 |
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pubs.begin-page |
1020 |
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pubs.volume |
57 |
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dc.date.updated |
2020-11-12T02:15:34Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The authors |
en |
pubs.end-page |
1030 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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pubs.subtype |
research-article |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
795968 |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1758-5341 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2016-11-9 |
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