Perceived social support and relationship quality predict loneliness in older adults: a social network approach
Social network size, emotional received support, and instrumental received support were not related to loneliness, but perceived social support and relationship quality were. These findings suggest that loneliness is influenced by perceived social support and some types of received support.
Authors
- Anne C. Krendl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0135-5308)
- Siyun Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-4485)
- Sally Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8817-3237)
Institutions
- Indiana University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2491026
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- National Institutes of Health