Early-Life Circumstances and Later-Life Loneliness in Ireland
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Early-life circumstances and later-life loneliness in Ireland.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY This article examines the impact of early- and later-life circumstances on loneliness among people aged 65+ in Ireland. DESIGN AND METHODS Data are from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling adults aged 50+. The participants (N = 2,645) aged 65+ were included in the analysis. Because of the large...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Gerontologist
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0016-9013,1758-5341
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt097