Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore gender differences in the correlates of loneliness among Japanese persons aged 50-70. METHODS: Logistic regression models were estimated on cross-sectional Japanese Generations and Gender Survey data of 4057 persons aged 50-70. Loneliness was measured as having a score of 2 or higher on the shortened De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale. RESULTS: For more than half of the respondents, De Jong Gierveld loneliness scores exceeded the threshold of 2. Loneliness was more prevalent among men than among women. Living without a spouse or partner was more strongly associated with loneliness for men than for women. Childlessness was more strongly associated with loneliness for women than for men. CONCLUSION: A large proportion of Japanese people between 50 and 70, particularly men, are lonely. Programs aimed at reducing loneliness should acknowledge that antecedents of loneliness differ between women and men.
Source: Australian Journal on Ageing
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12448
Author: Thijs van den Broek
Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2728668792