The prevalence of, and risk factors for, loneliness in later life: a survey of older people in Great Britain

By Christina Victor, S. Scambler, Ann Bowling, J. Bond. Ageing & Society, 2005

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Loneliness among older European adults: results from the survey of health, aging and retirement in Europe (2018, background): “Even though few studies have assessed feelings of loneliness as a potential outcome of unfavorable health-related circumstances drawing mainly on single-country data, higher levels of loneliness have been consistently associated with poor health and well-being in middle-aged and older individuals (K”
The prevalence of and risk factors for loneliness among older people in China (2008, background): “In the UK, Victor et al. (2005a) found no statistical association between loneliness and levels of social contact or proximity to children, family or friends, and suggested that the availability of a confiding relationship is more important for health and social outcomes across the lifecourse – in…”
Loneliness: Clinical Import and Interventions (2015, background): “For instance, the British government is developing several initiatives aiming to improve the life quality and satisfaction of people suffering from the (real or perceived) absence of social relationships (Victor et al., 2005).”
Changes in Older Adult Loneliness (2005, unknown): “The loss of the spouse has been found to be a major risk factor for loneliness in late life (de Jong Gierveld and van Tilburg 1987; Pinquart 2003; Stroebe and Stroebe 1987; Victor et al. 2005).”
The older, the lonelier? Risk factors for social loneliness in old age (2010, background): “…Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. interventions, for it is essential to decompose the interactions between age, other background features, social relationships and feelings of loneliness in order to understand who is vulnerable for loneliness and why (Victor et al. 2005).”
Loneliness Across the Life Span (2015, background): “Evidence suggests that 15%–25% of older adults experience social or emotional isolation from others for many months or years (Cohen-Mansfield, Shmotkin, & Goldberg, 2009; Dykstra et al., 2005; Jylhä, 2004; Newall, Chipperfield, & Bailis, 2013; Victor et al., 2005).”
The experience of social and emotional loneliness among older people in Ireland (2008, background): “International studies indicate that loneliness is associatedwith several sociodemographic variables, such as age, social and economic circumstances, living arrangements, social networks, family function, and the quality of social relationships (de Jong-Gierveld 1987; Mullins, Elston and Gutkowski 19”
‘Colour and communion’: Exploring the influences of visual art-making as a leisure activity on older women's subjective well-being (2010, background): “Whilst later life is not necessarily associated with loneliness (Victor et al, 2005), retirement from work tends to limit opportunities for contact with others outside the immediate circle of family and friends.”