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Published: Sep 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 380
Pages: 118234
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Kyoto University, Japan

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Kosuke Takemura

Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Award: 21K17322

Japan Science and Technology Agency

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Award: 21-20

Niigata University

Japan Health Promotion and Fitness Foundation

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society Award: JPMJOP1831

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Kuan-Ju Huang, Yukiko Uchida, Kosuke Takemura, et al. (2025). Paradoxical effects of community social cohesion on mental health and help-seeking among older adults: The role of reputation concern and socioeconomic status. Social Science & Medicine, 380, 118234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118234

Paradoxical effects of community social cohesion on mental health and help-seeking among older adults: The role of reputation concern and socioeconomic status

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