The mediating role of hardiness in the relationship between perceived loneliness and depressive symptoms among older.

CONCLUSION: Older people with higher level of perceived loneliness reported less hardiness. Lower levels of hardiness, in turn, correlated with increased self-reported depressive symptoms. The potential benefits of hardiness for promoting mental health of older people was discussed. PMID: 30606036 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30606036?dopt=Abstract

Source: Aging and Mental Health - January 4, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ng SM, Lee TMC Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research