A longitudinal analysis of loneliness among older people in Great Britain

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-331

  Victor, Christina R ^a   Bowling, Ann ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

loneliness; longitudinal study; older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PERSON;

EID: 84859190720     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2011.609572     Document Type: Article

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