The Buffering Role of Self-compassion in the Association Between Loneliness with Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study Among Older Adults Living in Residential Care Homes During COVID-19

Overview

Journal Int J Ment Health Addict

Date 2023 Feb 13

PMID 36776917

Authors

Pengfei Gao

Hasan Mosazadeh

Nabi Nazari

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-023-01014-0.

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