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Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Loneliness in Mid- and Later Life: Are Benefits Contingent on Race/Ethnicity or Neighborhood Disorder?

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  • Setarreh Massihzadegan
  • Jeffrey E Stokes
  • Jessica Kelley

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ObjectivesConnections between social integration and health throughout the life span are well established, including at the neighborhood level and among older adults. Less explored is how pathways between neighborhood social cohesion and well-being may differ by race/ethnicity or by neighborhood disorder. This study investigates whether perceived neighborhood social cohesion is associated with loneliness in adults aged 50 and older, and whether this association is moderated by race/ethnicity or perceived neighborhood disorder.MethodsWe used pooled cross-sectional data from the 2016 and 2018 waves of the Health and Retirement Study and respondents to the Leave-behind Questionnaire age 50 and older, living in the community (N = 10,713). Data were analyzed using multivariate ordinary least squares regression.ResultsPerceived social cohesion was negatively associated with loneliness (B = −0.13, p

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  • Setarreh Massihzadegan & Jeffrey E Stokes & Jessica Kelley, 2023. "Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Loneliness in Mid- and Later Life: Are Benefits Contingent on Race/Ethnicity or Neighborhood Disorder?," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 78(9), pages 1581-1590.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:78:y:2023:i:9:p:1581-1590.
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