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An investigation of loneliness and related factors among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term naval missions [PDF]

فصلنامه ابن سینا, 2016
Background: Given the important effects of loneliness on health and it has not been studied precisely in our country among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term missions, therefore, the current study was done to investigate loneliness and ...
M Amidi Mazaheri, Sh Mirzaman, Z Manouchehri, Z Torabi   +3 more
doaj  

Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meaning in life: bidirectional relationship with depression, anxiety, and loneliness in a longitudinal cohort of older primary care patients with multimorbidity

BMC Geriatrics
Background Depression, anxiety and loneliness are common among older patients. As a potential psychological buffer against these challenges, meaning in life (MIL) remains underexplored in longitudinal studies within this population.
King Wa Tam, Dexing Zhang, Yiqi Li, Zijun Xu, Qiao Li, Yang Zhao, Lu Niu, Samuel YS Wong   +7 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loneliness modulates social threat detection in daily life

Communications Psychology
Loneliness is increasingly recognized not only as a stable trait but also as a dynamic affective process, marked by short-term fluctuations in mood, social perception, and behavior.
Sijing Shao, Emorie D. Beck, Zoe Hawks, Karina Van Bogart, Eileen K. Graham, Anthony D. Ong   +5 more
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‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional, neighborhood, and life stressors on loneliness among older adults

BMC Public Health
Background Loneliness is a public health epidemic in the United States (US), with older adults being vulnerable to experiencing loneliness. Predictors of loneliness are less understood among racial/ethnic groups of US older adults, and few studies have ...
Kazumi Tsuchiya, Amy Danielle Thierry, Harry Owen Taylor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moderation Effects of Autonomy and Personal Growth on the Association of Sociotropy and Different Types of Loneliness

Social Sciences
Loneliness is one of the most widespread conditions that affect one’s physical and mental health. Loneliness is found in all populations despite age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or socio-economic status.
Olga Strizhitskaya, Inna Murtazina
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‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where Imprisonment, Housing Instability and Wellbeing Intersect: Evidence From Over Two Decades of Data

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on life event data on housed former prisoners from the nationwide indefinite life panel, Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, spanning more than two decades. This study investigates, using panel data methods, if social connectedness mediates the association between incarceration and unstable ...
Christopher L. Ambrey, Renee Zahnow
wiley   +1 more source