Loneliness, sense of control, and risk of dementia in healthy older adults: A moderated mediation analysis

• Main Authors: YANG, Hwajin, TNG, Germaine, NG, Wee Qin, YANG, Sujin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: control beliefs; dementia; loneliness; perceived constraints; working memory; Applied Behavior Analysis; Gerontology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3227; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4484/viewcontent/Loneliness_av_2020.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objectives: Despite the rising prevalence of dementia, little research has been conducted to identify modifiable psychological factors that alleviate the risk of dementia in older adults and the underlying mechanisms. Given that loneliness is, in part, concomitant with a weakened sense of control, w...