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Gender differences in the association between social relationships and loneliness among older adults in Singapore
Journal of Population Research Pub Date : 2020-03-02 , DOI: 10.1007/s12546-020-09242-0
Emiko Takagi , Yasuhiko Saito , Angelique Chan

This study investigated gender differences in the association between older adults’ social relationships and their self-reported feelings of loneliness in Singapore. Using the 2009 Social Isolation, Health, and Lifestyles Survey, we analysed the data of a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults in Singapore aged 60 years and older (n = 4316). Older men and women who either lived alone or lived with only a child were more likely to report higher levels of loneliness compared to those who lived with only a spouse. Older men who lived with someone other than a spouse or a child tended to report higher levels of loneliness. Older women who had relatively strong social networks with relatives and friends outside the household generally reported higher levels of loneliness. The gender difference found in this study suggests that interventions to mitigate older adults’ loneliness need to address the sociocultural and demographic conditions that are unique to older men and women in Singapore.

中文翻译:

新加坡老年人的社会关系与孤独感之间的性别差异

这项研究调查了新加坡老年人中老年人的社会关系与其自我报告的孤独感之间的关联中的性别差异。使用2009年社会隔离,健康和生活方式调查,我们分析了新加坡全国60岁及60岁以上老年人的社区代表性样本数据(n = 4316)。与独居者相比,独居或独生子女的老年人更容易表现出更高的孤独感。与配偶或孩子以外的人同住的年长男人倾向于表现出更高的孤独感。与家庭外的亲戚和朋友建立了相对强大的社交网络的老年妇女普遍表示较高的孤独感。
更新日期:2020-03-02
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