Changes in Older Adult Loneliness

By P. Dykstra, T. V. van Tilburg, J. de Jong Gierveld. 2005

281 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Health

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. P. Dykstra
3. J. de Jong Gierveld
4. T. V. van Tilburg
5. Nancy E. G. Newall
6. J. Holt‐Lunstad
7. Timothy B. Smith
8. M. Penning

In Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. J. de Jong Gierveld
3. Nancy E. G. Newall
4. T. V. van Tilburg
5. P. Dykstra
6. Rik Pieters

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. J. de Jong Gierveld
3. P. Dykstra
4. T. V. van Tilburg
5. Nancy E. G. Newall
6. Timothy B. Smith
7. Marlies Maes
8. T. Hansen

Citations in the corpus

• Causal beliefs, social participation, and loneliness among older adults: A longitudinal study (2009, methodology): “The items were also dichotomized (0 = no, 1 = more or less; yes), as is typically done with this scale, so that the potential range was 0–11 (e.g., Dykstra et al., 2005).”
• Measuring Loneliness Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The UCLA and de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scales (2014, background): “2010), older adults face an elevated risk of loneliness as they age (Banks et al. 2006; Dykstra et al. 2005; Tijhuis et al. 1999).”
• Parenting stress and marital relationship as determinants of mothers' and fathers' parenting. (2013, methodology): “Partner support was measured according to five items adapted from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (Dykstra et al., 2005).”
• Loneliness and social isolation (2006, background): “Anxiety over a partner’s health, together with the demands of caregiving, may contribute to significant increases in loneliness (Dykstra et al., 2005).”
• New Ways of Theorizing and Conducting Research in the Field of Loneliness and Social Isolation (2018, background): “Anxiety over a partner’s health, together with the demands of caregiving, may contribute to significant increases in loneliness (Dykstra et al., 2005).”
• Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality (2015, background): “The moderating effect of age may seem counterintuitive in light of data indicating that those over the age of 65 are more likely to report loneliness (Dykstra et al., 2005), but there are at least four plausible explanations for why middle-aged adults may differ from older adults in terms of the rel”
• 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).”
• ‘I feel less lonely’: what older people say about participating in a social networking website (2010, background): “The literature reports on the experience of loneliness in older people and clearly demonstrates the negative effects it can have on older people’s health, well-being and quality of life (Dykstra et al, 2005).”