Download or read book Loneliness Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic written by Nan LU and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the relationship between social capital and loneliness of older adults living in urban China during the COVID-19 outbreak period. It also tested the mediation role of community-based cognitive social capital on the relationship between community-based structural social capital and loneliness of older urban Chinese adults. This book targets at a broad audience with knowledge in social gerontology and social work with older adults. It will appeal to academic researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, policymakers, and social workers who have interests in social capital and mental well-being in later life, and the impacts of COVID-19 on the well-being of older adults.