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Community Connections and Independence in Later Life

Charles Musselwhite Orcid Logo

Psychologies of Ageing, Pages: 212 - 252

Swansea University Author: Charles Musselwhite Orcid Logo

DOI (Published version): 10.1007/978-3-319-97034-9_9

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Living in a hypermobile world, where people are travelling more than ever before, people want to stay connected to evermore dispersed communities as they age. Staying connected to communities and social networks enables older people to contribute to society and is associated with positive mental and...

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Published in: Psychologies of Ageing
ISBN: 978-3-319-97033-2 978-3-319-97034-9
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2018
Online Access: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-97034-9_9
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