Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People
| Autor: | Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Michelle Blanchard, Beatrice Alba, Catherine Barrett, Mark Hughes, Teresa Savage, Andrea Waling, Anthony Lyons, Samantha Edmonds, Victor Minichiello |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Younger age
Social Psychology Social connectedness 050109 social psychology Human sexuality Education Gender Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 5. Gender equality Intervention (counseling) medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences reproductive and urinary physiology General Psychology 030214 geriatrics Multivariable linear regression 05 social sciences Loneliness social sciences General Medicine Sexual orientation discrimination behavior and behavior mechanisms medicine.symptom Lesbian Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Homosexuality. 70:917-937 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3602 0091-8369 |
| Popis: | This study sought to understand the social and individual factors that predict loneliness among older lesbian and gay people in Australia. A sample of 508 gay men and 241 lesbian women, aged 60 and over, completed a survey including measures of loneliness, internalized homonegativity, sexual orientation discrimination, and connectedness to lesbian and gay communities. A multivariable linear regression predicting loneliness was conducted. Not being in an intimate relationship and having less connection to lesbian and gay communities were significant predictors of loneliness for both older lesbian women and gay men. For the men, younger age, internalized homonegativity and more frequent lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination also appeared to predict greater likelihood of loneliness. More frequent recent experiences of sexual orientation discrimination predicted loneliness for the women. The findings confirmed loneliness as an issue of concern among older lesbian and gay people and identified factors amenable to intervention to address loneliness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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