Widowhood, social networks, and mental health among chinese older adults: the moderating effects of gender

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    Widowhood may be less harmful for older adults who have strong social connections to family and friends (Li et_al, 2005; Zhang and Li, 2011; DeVries et_al, 2014). Not only are women more likely to be widowed than men, they cultivate social convoys differently, experience widowhood differently, and may also differ from men in terms of their mental health outcomes (Antonucci et_al, 2011; Schwartz and Litwin, 2018; Luo et_al, 2021; Li et_al, 2022). Widowed older adults experience at least a temporary uptick in contact from family and friends following the death of a spouse, and . . .

     

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