“I don’t want to make trouble”: Emotional Distress, Disconnection, and Loneliness Among Older People in China
Our findings relating to the shame of loneliness and avoiding burdening others are particularly salient against a backdrop of Confucian ideals. Our work highlights the importance of considering cultural expectations and values in loneliness research and the need to ensure those most at-risk of loneliness are not excluded from future research and intervention development.
Authors
- Qian Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6906-1771)
- Julia Rozanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-6767)
- Zhaorui Liu
- Yueqin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-2921)
- Rosie Mayston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2758-0194)
- Matthew Prina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-3263)
Institutions
- King's College - North Carolina (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (CN)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf068
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre