ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2023
The Risks of Experiencing Severe Loneliness Across Middle and Late Adulthood.
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- Long term patterns and risk factors of loneliness in young adults from an 18-Year longitudinal study in Germany.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Frailty and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults: examining reciprocal associations within a measurement burst design.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Associations of subjective age trajectories with loneliness and stress across adulthood.PloS one · 2025Article
- Personality traits and social frailty in older adults: exploring the mediating effect of perceived loneliness.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- [The loneliness barometer 2024: methodology and selected results].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Article
- Loneliness and Expanding Social Ties in Later Life: Motivation, Perceived Success, and Implications for Emotional Health.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- Study protocol of the 'HEAL-HOA' dual randomized controlled trial: Testing the effects of volunteering on loneliness, social, and mental health in older adults.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2024Article
- National trends in loneliness and social isolation in older adults: an examination of subgroup trends over three decades in Sweden.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesFrom a theoretical point of view, older adults may not necessarily face a greater risk of becoming lonely than middle-aged adults but are more likely at a disadvantage in fighting loneliness. Therefore, in this study, we differentiate between the risk of becoming lonely and the risk of remaining lonely.
methodsA large longitudinal data set representative of the German noninstitutionalized population from 40 to 85 years of age (N = 15,408; 49% female participants) was used in the analysis. Lagged logistic regression models were estimated to investigate the effect of earlier experiences of severe loneliness on the risk of being lonely after three years across middle age and late adulthood. Individual differences in health, views on aging, and social activities were taken into account to explore their role in age differences in the risk of remaining lonely.
resultsThe analysis revealed marginal age differences in the risk of becoming lonely but a marked age gradient regarding the risk of remaining lonely. Lonely older adults who were older than 75 years of age were more likely to remain lonely after three years than lonely middle-aged adults. Controlling for individual differences in health, views on aging as social loss, and social activities accounted for this age difference. DISCUSSION: Interventions against loneliness may prioritize older age groups because losses in capacities, shifts in motivations, and a degraded opportunity structure render it increasingly less likely that older adults leave a state of loneliness on their own accord.
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