Predicting stability and change in loneliness in later life

Newall, Nancy E. G.; Chipperfield, Judith G.; Bailis, Daniel S.

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Predicting stability and change in loneliness in later life

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Newall, Nancy E. G., Chipperfield, Judith G., Bailis, Daniel S.·2014·Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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This study examined potential discriminators of groups of older adults showing different patterns of stability or change in loneliness over 5 years: those who became lonely, overcame loneliness, were persistently lonely, and were persistently not lonely. Discriminant function analysis results showed that the persistently lonely, compared with the persistently not lonely, were more often living alone, widowed, and experiencing poorer health and perceived control. Moreover, changes in living arrangements and perceived control predicted loneliness change. In conclusion, perceiving that one is able to meet social needs is a predictor of loneliness and loneliness change and appears to be more important than people’s friendships. Because the predictors were better able to predict entry into loneliness, results point to the promise of prevention approaches to loneliness interventions.

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Individuals who live alone may have less frequent opportunity for social contact, may be more isolated, and may feel more lonely than those who live with others, which may result in reduced cognitive stimulation and lower cognitive reserve.
“Individuals who live alone may have less frequent opportunity for social contact, may be more isolated (Carstensen, 1992;de Jong Gierveld & Havens, 2004;de Jong Gierveld, 2003;Kobayashi et al., 2009), and may feel more lonely (Newall et al., 2014;Victor et al., 2005) than those who live with others, which may result in reduced cognitive stimulation and lower cognitive reserve (Gow et al., 2007).”
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Authors: Newall, N. E. G., Chipperfield, J. G., & Bailis, D. S.
Affiliations: University of Manitoba (CA)
Corresponding author: Newall, Nancy E. G.
ORCID: Newall, Nancy E. G.
Chipperfield, Judith G.
Bailis, Daniel S.
Venue: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2013-07-26
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Pages: 335-351
ISSN: 0265-4075 (ISSN-L)
1460-3608
DOI: 10.1177/0265407513494951
PMC: PMC5112010
OpenAlex: W2018540803
Cited by: 79
References: 41
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 3.04
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (42790_1)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords: loneliness, older adults, predictors of loneliness, living alone, widowhood, perceived control, social needs, loneliness prevention, friendship

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