Association between age and loneliness in different residential type and gender groups: evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Age has been identified as a prominent predictor of loneliness, although the findings about the relationship between age and loneliness are inconclusive. This study examines the relationship between age and loneliness in the context of China, with a focus on residential and gender differences.

Methods

Data were from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) of 2017. A total of 3899 respondents were included. Loneliness was measured using a three-item Short Loneliness Scale. Age, squared terms of age, residential type, gender, and other socio-demographic characteristics were included in the study. Regression analyses were conducted among the total sample and subgroups of different gender and residential type subgroups, to investigate the association between age and

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843997 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature