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@ARTICLE{Beller:877747,
author = {Beller, Johannes and Wagner, Adina Svenja},
title = {{L}oneliness and {H}ealth: {T}he {M}oderating {E}ffect of
{C}ross-cultural {I}ndividualism/{C}ollectivism},
journal = {Journal of aging and health},
volume = {32},
number = {10},
issn = {0898-2643},
address = {London [u.a.]},
publisher = {Sage Publ.},
reportid = {FZJ-2020-02435},
pages = {1516-1527},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Objectives: The adverse health effects of loneliness are
well documented, but less is known about cultural moderators
of this relationship. Contributing to the literature, we
examined whether cross-cultural differences in individualism
moderate the effect of loneliness on health. Methods: We
used population-based longitudinal data of 14 countries (N =
40,797), as provided by the Survey of Health, Ageing, and
Retirement in Europe data. Multilevel regression analyses
were employed. Moderating effects were analyzed for multiple
health outcomes: activities of daily living, instrumental
activities of daily living, grip strength, life
satisfaction, depression, memory performance, verbal
fluency, and numeracy. Results: Cultural individualism
significantly moderated the effect of loneliness on health
regarding most health outcomes. In general, the effect of
loneliness on health became stronger in less
individualistic/more collectivistic countries. Discussion:
Cultural individualism proved to be one important moderator
of the loneliness–health relationship. As previous studies
mostly used samples from highly individualistic countries,
the current literature might severely underestimate the
global public health burden of loneliness.},
cin = {INM-7},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-7-20090406},
pnm = {572 - (Dys-)function and Plasticity (POF3-572)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-572},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {32723203},
UT = {WOS:000558585400001},
doi = {10.1177/0898264320943336},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/877747},
}