The De Jong Gierveld short scales for emotional and social loneliness: Tested on data from 7 countries in the UN generations and gender surveys

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-130

  de Jong Gierveld, Jenny ^a   van Tilburg, Theo ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emotional loneliness; Health; Loneliness scale; Partner status; Social loneliness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955717130     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-010-0144-6     Document Type: Article

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