Influences on Loneliness in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis

By M. Pinquart, S. Sörensen. 2001

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Subfields: Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Social Psychology

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A 6-Item Scale for Overall, Emotional, and Social Loneliness (2006, background): “The realized sample was fairly representative of the underlying population (Broese van Groenou et al. 1995) The scale has proved to be a reliable and valid instrument (Pinquart and Sörensen 2001).”
The De Jong Gierveld short scales for emotional and social loneliness: tested on data from 7 countries in the UN generations and gender surveys (2010, positive): “…as attachment person, missing the daily structuring element of a partner in the household and missing the partner as mediator of the size and functioning of the social network, was shown to be a risk factor for emotional loneliness (conforming with Leung et al. 2008; Pinquart and Sörensen 2001).”
Late-Life Loneliness in 11 European Countries: Results from the Generations and Gender Survey (2016, methodology): “Reviews of Western findings show that older women gerally report a slightly higher level of loneliness than older men, and that this gap increases with higher age (Pinquart and Sörensen 2001; Nicolaisen and Thorsen 2014).”
Investigating the relationships between loneliness and learning burnout (2012, background): “Loneliness is not just limited to social isolation; it is possible that an individual can still feel lonely among groups (Pinquart and Sorensen, 2001).”
Loneliness around the world: Age, gender, and cultural differences in loneliness (2021, background): “…in personality (e.g., extraversion), social skills (e.g., empathy, social anxiety), demographics (e.g., age), resources (e.g., time, money, availability of transport), physical mobility, among others (see British Red Cross and Co-Op, 2016; ONS, 2018; Pinquart & Sörensen, 2001, for reviews).”
The Relationships Among Family and Social Interaction, Loneliness, Mall Shopping Motivation, and Mall Spending of Older Consumers (2005, methodology): “To measure family/social interaction, five items were adapted from Pinquart and Sörensen (2001). Children/parents, siblings, and relatives were selected as family interaction sources; friends/neighbors and social group/church/club members were selected as social interaction sources.”
Changes in Older Adult Loneliness (2005, neutral): “Results from cross-sectional studies suggest that loneliness is common only among the very old (de Jong Gierveld 1998; Perlman 1984; Pinquart and Sörensen 2001).”
Happy to Help? Exploring the Factors Associated with Variations in Rates of Volunteering Across Europe (2010, methodology): “1 A meta-analysis by Pinquart and Sörensen (2001) found that about 5-15% of people aged over 65 often feel lonely.”
Social and Emotional Loneliness Among Divorced and Married Men and Women: Comparing the Deficit and Cognitive Perspectives (2007, result): “In line with the latter, a meta-analytic review of older adult loneliness showed that married women reported higher levels of loneliness than did married men, whereas gender differences in nonmarried samples were not significant (Pinquart & Sörensen, 2001).”
Loneliness, social isolation, and behavioral and biological health indicators in older adults. (2011, methodology): “Pinquart and Sorensen (2001) in their meta-analysis found that women were more likely report being lonely when compared to men; however, this may be affected by the measures used in some studies (Borys & Perlman, 1985).”
What Predicts Loneliness? Cultural Difference Between Individualistic and Collectivistic Societies in Europe (2014, methodology): “This type of single-item measure of loneliness is the most frequently used measure in studies of loneliness (e.g., Pinquart & Sörensen, 2001; Stack, 1998).”
Older adult loneliness: myths and realities (2009, background): “Figure 1 provides a summary of findings on age differences in loneliness (based on overviews of cross-sectional studies in De Jong Gierveld 1998; Perlman and Peplau 1984; Pinquart and Sörensen 2001).”
Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality in older men and women (2013, background): “As in other older samples, loneliness tended to be higher in women and in those from more disadvantaged circumstances (30).”
Loneliness Matters: A Theoretical and Empirical Review of Consequences and Mechanisms (2010, neutral): “Loneliness is a common experience; as many as 80% of those under 18 years of age and 40% of adults over 65 years of age report being lonely at least sometimes [1– 3], with levels of loneliness gradually diminishing through the middle adult years, and then increasing in old age (i.e., ≥70 years) [ 2 ”