Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Social Cohesion With Self-Perceptions of Aging and Loneliness.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

One's aging experience is structurally embedded in the social aspects of the residential environment. However, it is largely unknown how this upstream contextual factor may shape self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and loneliness, critical aspects of later-life psychological well-being with profound health implications. This study examines the longitudinal association of neighborhood social cohesion with SPA and -loneliness, as well as the potential bidirectional associations between outcomes.

Methods

This study used 8-year data from the Health and Retirement Study, with an analytic sample of 9,299 U.S. adults aged 50 or older. Latent growth curve models were implemented to assess the associations of baseline neighborhood social cohesion with trajectories of SPA and l

SUBMITTER: Choi EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491746 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature