Can social capital moderate the impact of widowhood on depressive symptoms? A fixed-effects longitudinal analysis.
Atsushi NakagomiKoichiro ShibaKatsunori KondoIchiro KawachiPublished in: Aging & mental health (2020)
An increase in structural social capital may mitigate the impact of spousal bereavement on depressive symptoms. However, the associations vary by gender, living arrangement, and time since widowhood. Intensive efforts should be directed toward connecting the vulnerable group, widowed men living alone, to sources of social capital.