Trajectories of social isolation and depressive symptoms in mid- and later life: a parallel process latent growth curve analysis.
Meng Sha LuoLydia W LiPublished in: Aging & mental health (2023)
The initial level of objective isolation may be one of the common origins of subjective isolation and depressive symptoms. Recognition of such shared origins is important in mitigating the synergistic and deleterious effects of loneliness and depression in middle-aged and older adults.