The Relation of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Social Support to Disease Outcomes Among the Elderly

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Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults (2009, positive): “The health risks posed by social isolation may be particularly severe for older adults (Cacioppo and Hawkley 2003; Tomaka, Thompson, and Palacios 2006), especially as they are likely to face stressful life course transitions, health problems, and disabilities (Brummett et al. 2001).”
Organizational Injustice as an Occupational Health Risk (2010, background): “Also, because interactional justice exposes victims of injustice to new information regarding their stressors, such individuals are likely to receive social support that helps them learn new ways of coping with the symptoms while also enjoying the comfort of knowing that they are not alone in their ”
Need for belonging, relationship satisfaction, loneliness, and life satisfaction (2008, background): “For example, Hagerty, Williams, Coyne, and Early (1996) found both to be related to social and psychological functioning while Tomaka, Thompson, and Palacios (2006) found both to be associated with health outcomes.”
Measuring Loneliness Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The UCLA and de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scales (2014, background): “2004; Tiikkainen and Heikkinen 2005), increased morbidity (Hawkley et al. 2006, 2010; Hawkley and Cacioppo 2007; Lauder et al. 2006; Tomaka et al. 2006; Thurston and Kubzansky 2009), institutionalization (Russell et al.”