Neighborhood Qualities Are Related to Better Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Loneliness Over 6 Years: Pathways Through Social Engagement and Social Support to Aging Well
These findings confirm a body of research highlighting the importance of neighborhood qualities and show the socially oriented pathways through which neighborhoods support aging well. These findings have direct implications for the development of social policy that focuses on the development of housing situations to support healthy aging.
Authors
- Maryam Bakhshandeh Bavarsad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-7362)
- Christine Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-3579)
Institutions
- Massey University (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Gerontologist
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf095
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.84