Loneliness from young adulthood to old age: Explaining age differences in loneliness

• Published in: International journal of behavioral development Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 39 - 49
• Main Authors: Hawkley, Louise C., Buecker, Susanne, Kaiser, Till, Luhmann, Maike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adults; Age Differences; Age groups; Employment Level; Ethnicity; Family Income; Family Structure; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Health; Health status; Household size; Individual Characteristics; Intensive care; Intensive treatment; Interpersonal Relationship; Living alone; Loneliness; Low income groups; Marital Status; Predictor Variables; Psychological Patterns; Racial Differences; Religion; Social interaction; Socioeconomic Status; Young adults; Germany; United States > US; Loneliness; psychosocial predictors; life span

Prior research in non-U.S. samples has found a complex nonlinear relationship between loneliness and age. This research has shown that established predictors of loneliness—poor health, being unmarried, living alone, and having infrequent social interactions—help to explain age differences in lonelin...