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Which is riskier for mental health, living alone or not participating in any social activity? Evidence from a population-based eleven-year survey in Japan

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  • Oshio, Takashi
  • Kan, Mari

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•Two factors associated with mental health of middle-aged adults were studied.•Absence of social participation is riskier than living alone.•Psychological distress declines as the duration of living alone increases.•Absence of social participation keeps psychological distress at high levels.

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  • Oshio, Takashi & Kan, Mari, 2019. "Which is riskier for mental health, living alone or not participating in any social activity? Evidence from a population-based eleven-year survey in Japan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 233(C), pages 57-63.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:233:y:2019:i:c:p:57-63
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.049
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    1. Baek, Jiwon & Kim, Go-Un & Song, Kijun & Kim, Heejung, 2023. "Decreasing patterns of depression in living alone across middle-aged and older men and women using a longitudinal mixed-effects model," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 317(C).

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