Marital status, close social network and loneliness of older adults in the Czech Republic

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/abs/marital-status-close-social-network-and-loneliness-of-older-adults-in-the-czech-republic/BED90B698E14EA8B30BF2BEB2BF6278A" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/abs/marital-status-close-social-network-and-loneliness-of-older-adults-in-the-czech-republic/BED90B698E14EA8B30BF2BEB2BF6278A</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X19001442" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0144686X19001442</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Marital status, close social network and loneliness of older adults in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The wellbeing of older adults is closely related to their social relationships. There is a well-documented association of widowhood with social isolation and loneliness, but less is known about the consequences of divorce. This paper focuses on the effects of divorce and widowhood on the characteristics of social networks and loneliness in the Czech Republic. Data from the Czech component of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, 2015, are used. The results show that married older adults have the lowest levels of loneliness and, together with widowed men, the largest network of confidants. However, the size of the network is not associated with loneliness (net of socio-demographic variables). The only characteristic of the close social network that has an influence on loneliness is the presence of a partner in the network. This variable explains part of the advantage of spouses. Divorce is found to have a smaller impact on loneliness than widowhood, but the size of the difference depends on the gender and timing of the event. Widowed men seem to be most vulnerable while persons who divorce at age 50 or later experience the lowest level of loneliness among the unmarried groups. The favourable effect of late divorce can be interpreted in relation to the specific nature of partnership decisions in later life.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Marital status, close social network and loneliness of older adults in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The wellbeing of older adults is closely related to their social relationships. There is a well-documented association of widowhood with social isolation and loneliness, but less is known about the consequences of divorce. This paper focuses on the effects of divorce and widowhood on the characteristics of social networks and loneliness in the Czech Republic. Data from the Czech component of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, 2015, are used. The results show that married older adults have the lowest levels of loneliness and, together with widowed men, the largest network of confidants. However, the size of the network is not associated with loneliness (net of socio-demographic variables). The only characteristic of the close social network that has an influence on loneliness is the presence of a partner in the network. This variable explains part of the advantage of spouses. Divorce is found to have a smaller impact on loneliness than widowhood, but the size of the difference depends on the gender and timing of the event. Widowed men seem to be most vulnerable while persons who divorce at age 50 or later experience the lowest level of loneliness among the unmarried groups. The favourable effect of late divorce can be interpreted in relation to the specific nature of partnership decisions in later life.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA17-06361S" target="_blank" >GA17-06361S: Partnerské vztahy v pozdějším věku</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Ageing and Society

ISSN

0144-686X

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

41

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

671-685

Kód UT WoS článku

000614884000010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85074230599