Is Living Alone "Aging Alone"? Solitary Living, Network Types, and Well-Being.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

When identifying older adults who may be at risk of being without necessary supports, policy makers and scholars tend to focus on those living alone, neglecting differences within that group. We examine how their social networks contribute to subjective well-being, why some of them fare better and compare their well-being to older adults coresiding with others.

Method

Data are from the fourth wave of the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe (N = 53,383). A network typology for older people living alone (N = 10,047) is constructed using a latent class analysis. Using ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions, we examined differences in subjective well-being (life satisfaction, satisfaction with social network, depression) by network type, adding adults coresidi

SUBMITTER: Djundeva M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6777768 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature