Livin' La Vida Sola: Network Diversity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged Adults Living Alone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For individuals living alone, having a diverse personal network is considered crucial for mitigating the risk of social isolation and enhancing well-being. Although a reciprocal dynamic between network diversity and well-being is likely, longitudinal evidence supporting reciprocal effects is limited. This study investigates dynamic transactions between network diversity and well-being (life satisfaction, loneliness, and depressiveness) in a community-based sample of middle-aged adults from Germany. It also explores moderations by the duration of living alone.

Method

Data were drawn from the three-wave RIKSCHA (Risks and Chances of Living Alone) project, which includes N = 389 middle-aged adults living alone.

Results

Cross-lagged panel models revealed high r

SUBMITTER: Kersten P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421717 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature