The Risks of Experiencing Severe Loneliness Across Middle and Late Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

From a theoretical point of view, older adults may not necessarily face a greater risk of becoming lonely than middle-aged adults but are more likely at a disadvantage in fighting loneliness. Therefore, in this study, we differentiate between the risk of becoming lonely and the risk of remaining lonely.

Methods

A large longitudinal data set representative of the German noninstitutionalized population from 40 to 85 years of age (N = 15,408; 49% female participants) was used in the analysis. Lagged logistic regression models were estimated to investigate the effect of earlier experiences of severe loneliness on the risk of being lonely after three years across middle age and late adulthood. Individual differences in health, views on aging, and social activities were

SUBMITTER: Huxhold O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561886 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature