Loneliness in Married, Widowed, Divorced, and Never-Married Older Adults

By M. Pinquart. 2003

300 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. David Russell
3. Anastas Philalithis
4. A. Papadaki
5. M. Linardakis
6. E. Greenfield
7. Maria Vozikaki

In Health

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. David Russell
3. Qi Wang
4. Katherine L. Fiori
5. Anastas Philalithis
6. Edward L. Fink
7. Deborah A. Cai
8. A. Papadaki

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. David Russell
3. Katherine L. Fiori
4. Anastas Philalithis
5. A. Papadaki
6. T. Antonucci
7. M. Linardakis
8. Hiroko Akiyama

Citations in the corpus

• Identifying Living Arrangements That Heighten Risk for Loneliness in Later Life (2011, result): “Overall, these findings are congruent with previous work that has demonstrated the primacy of marital and romantic relationships over other types of social relationship partners for meeting socialrelational needs in later life (Pinquart, 2003; Rokach, 1998).”
• Gradual Retirement, Sense of Control, and Retirees' Happiness (2009, background): “The death of a spouse, relative, or close friend and divorce or separation all diminish happiness (Cheng and Chan 2006; Lucas et al. 2003; Pinquart 2003).”
• Loneliness among older European adults: results from the survey of health, aging and retirement in Europe (2018, background): “In concordance with prior evidence suggesting that the loss of a spouse or partner constitutes a risk factor for loneliness (Dahlberg et al. 2015; Pinquart 2003), the proportion of widowed older adults reporting frequent feelings of loneliness in our sample was significantly higher, compared to thei”
• 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, unknown): “Especially in later life, having no children is a major risk factor for social loneliness (Buber and Engelhardt 2008; Pinquart 2003).”
• New Ways of Theorizing and Conducting Research in the Field of Loneliness and Social Isolation (2018, background): “Siblings serve a particularly important function in alleviating the loneliness of those who lack the intimate attachment of a partner and have no children (Pinquart, 2003).”
• Living arrangements, intergenerational support types and older adult loneliness in Eastern and Western Europe (2012, unknown): “Much of the loneliness research has focused on the protective role of the partner, examining marital history differences (e.g., Dykstra and De Jong Gierveld 2004; Pinquart 2003; Stevens and Westerhof 2006) or the spouse’s health condition (e.”
• Loneliness, Gender, and Parasocial Interaction: A Uses and Gratifications Approach (2008, background): “Women tend to have larger social networks than men and be more active in maintaining and extending their social support groups (Helgeson, 1994; Pinquart, 2003).”
• Profiles of social relations among older adults: a cross-cultural approach (2008, background): “…have unique effects on wellbeing, and that different combinations of family and friend relationships (e.g. children, spouse and confidant) also have differential effects on wellbeing (Dean, Kolody and Wood 1990; Dykstra 1990; Koropeckyj-Cox 1998; Phillips et al. 2000; Pinquart 2003; Simons 1983–4).”