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Does loneliness mediate the relation between social support and cognitive functioning in later life

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ID4599752
AuthorsL Ellwardt (0000-0001-9292-2392, Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology, corresponding author), Marja J Aartsen (0000-0003-4246-7621, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Marja Aartsen, Dorly Deeg (0000-0003-1131-6855), D J H Deeg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Nardi Steverink (0000-0003-2810-4365, Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology)
Year2013
Volume98
Pages116-124
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.09.002
PMID24331889
OpenAlexW2119713682
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited63

Cognition · Cognitive decline · Dementia · Developmental psychology · Disease · Loneliness · Mediation · Psychiatry · Social support · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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