Association of professional environment with loneliness and perceived social isolation among individuals in their second half of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little attention has been paid to the association of job-related factors with loneliness and perceived social isolation. More specifically, studies are missing examining how professional environment is associated with loneliness and perceived social isolation.

Aims

To examine how the professional environment is associated with loneliness and perceived social isolation (also stratified by sex and age group).

Methods

Data were taken from the latest wave of the nationally representative German Ageing Survey (focusing on individuals aged 43 and older living in private households, n = 3,576, mean age: 68.6 years, SD: 11.1 years, with 52.1% being female). Occupations were grouped into six professional environments (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, ente

SUBMITTER: Hajek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12185641 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature