Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support.
Jing XuGuangwen LiuHexian LiXiaoxu JiangShengyu ZhouJieru WangMingli PangShixue LiFanlei KongPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2024)
The female MOAC's loneliness was at a relatively lower level in this study. It was found that social integration was negatively associated with loneliness, and social support mediated the relationship between them. Helping female MOAC integrate into the inflow city and improving their social support could be beneficial for alleviating their loneliness.