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WFPHA | International Perspectives on Older Adult Social Isolation and Loneliness by Frontiers

Objective: This research aimed to reveal the association between living alone and depressive symptoms in older adults. It also aimed to explore the mediating role of social activity and adult children’s relationship satisfaction. Ultimately, the study sought to add to the body of knowledge for lowering the risk of depression among older people and promoting positive aging. Methods: Based on information from the 2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model and propensity score matching (PSM) were used to investigate the association between living alone and depressive symptoms in older adults and to explore possible heterogeneity in different groups. Lenard W. Kaye Center on Aging, School of Social Work, University of Maine James Lubben School of Social Work, Boston College, Luuskin School of Public Affairs, University of California - Los Angeles Mercedes Bern-Klug Aging and Longevity Studies Program, School of Social Work, University of Iowa Ted K. S. Ng Department of Internal Medicine, Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center Roger O'Sullivan Ageing Research and Development Division, Institute of Public Health, Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Ulster at Belfast Matthew Lee Smith School of Public Health, Texas A&M University Learn more at https://www.frontiersin.org/