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| Loneliness in relation to social, psychological and medical variables over a 13-year period: a study of the elderly in a Swedish rural district | | Author(s) | Gillis Samuelsson, Lars Andersson, Bo Hagberg |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 4, no 3, Fall 1998 |
| Pages | pp 361-378 |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Personal relationships ; Social contacts ; Rural areas ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | This study examined the changes in loneliness and social contacts among older rural adults over a 13-year period, and how the experience of loneliness is related to living conditions, health and personality during this period. The results showed a relatively stable pattern in loneliness and a low frequency of loneliness during the 13-year period. This stability in loneliness was found even if there had been considerable changes in social circumstances such as social contacts, marital status, and living conditions. Comparing loneliness among survivors and those who were going to die before the end of the survey, there were no statistically significant differences. Over the study period, contact frequencies with children decreased, while the total contacts outside the household increased. Feelings of loneliness and social contacts over time only corresponded partly with each other. Bivariate analyses showed that the onset of widowhood, as well as living alone, feelings that time passes more slowly these days, and general adjustment were significantly related to feelings of loneliness during the study period. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981202407 A |
| Classmark | DV: DS: TOA: RL: 3J: 76P |
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