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ERIC Number: EJ248289
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-May
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Loneliness in the Swedish Aged.
Berg, Stig; And Others
Journal of Gerontology, v36 n3 p342-49 May 1981
Studied feelings of loneliness in relation to disease, handicaps, social network and social background in (N=1,007) 70-year-old people in Sweden. Loneliness was a problem to 24% of women and 12% of men. Most important factors related to loneliness were loss of spouse, depression of mood, and lack of friends. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Influences, Interpersonal Relationship, Loneliness, Older Adults, Physical Health, Sex Differences, Widowed
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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