The relationship between wealth and loneliness among older people across Europe: Is social participation protective?

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1. Examine the relationship between household wealth, social participation and loneliness among older people across Europe. 2. Investigate whether relationships vary by type of social participation (charity/volunteer work, sports/social clubs, educational/training course, and political/community organisations) and gender. 3. Examine whether social participation moderates the association between wealth and loneliness.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Prev Med

Title: Preventive medicine

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1096-0260

ISSN (Print): 0091-7435

Publication date (Electronic): October 2016

Volume: 91

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[1 ] Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9XP, UK. Electronic address: Claire.niedzwiedz@gmail.com.

[2 ] Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9XP, UK. Electronic address: E.Richardson@ed.ac.uk.

[3 ] Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9XP, UK. Electronic address: Helena.Tunstall@ed.ac.uk.

[4 ] Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9XP, UK. Electronic address: Niamh.Shortt@ed.ac.uk.

[5 ] Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8RZ, UK. Electronic address: Richard.mitchell@glasgow.ac.uk.

[6 ] Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9XP, UK. Electronic address: Jamie.pearce@ed.ac.uk.

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Publisher Item ID: S0091-7435(16)30192-X

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.016

PubMed ID: 27471027

SO-VID: 0d9d2cf6-6be0-4bd7-a1d7-6993e8e8e5f5

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Keywords: Social capital,Loneliness,Inequality,Europe,Ageing,Wellbeing,Socioeconomic factors,Social isolation,Social conditions

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Keywords: Social capital, Loneliness, Inequality, Europe, Ageing, Wellbeing, Socioeconomic factors, Social isolation, Social conditions

The relationship between wealth and loneliness among older people across Europe: Is social participation protective?

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