Social relationship expectations, care, and loneliness in later life: Perspectives from Thai and Myanmar adults in northern Thailand

Loneliness results from unfulfilled social relationship expectations (SREs). Little research has investigated how SREs vary by culture and context, how loneliness is experienced in rural Southeast Asia, and how loneliness relates to care provision in later life. The current study qualitatively explo...

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Main Authors: Samia C. Akhter-Khan, Nang Myat Pont Aein, Chanyanut Wongfu, Matthew Prina, Khin Myo Wai, Rosie Mayston, Sirinan Suwannaporn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:SSM - Mental Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560323000944