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Differences in late-life loneliness: a comparison between Turkish and native-born older adults in Germany

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Ageing, March 2013
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Title
Differences in late-life loneliness: a comparison between Turkish and native-born older adults in Germany
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European Journal of Ageing, March 2013
DOI 10.1007/s10433-013-0267-7
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Tineke Fokkema, Robert Naderi

Abstract

The aim of this study was (1) to examine whether Turkish older migrants are indeed-as is often claimed without solid scientific evidence-lonelier than their peers with no migration background and (2) to determine the factors that account for the differences in loneliness between them. We analysed data of adults aged 50-79 from the first wave of the German Generations and Gender Survey and a supplementary survey of Turkish nationals in Germany (N = 3,248 born in Germany and N = 494 born in Turkey). Differences in degree of loneliness between Turkish and native-born older adults were determined by the six-item Loneliness Scale of de Jong Gierveld. To identify the specific factors contributing to these loneliness differences, a series of multivariate regression analyses were conducted, examining the impact of two groups of risk factors (poor health and low socioeconomic status) and two groups of protective factors (social embeddedness in the family and informal support exchanges) on loneliness. Results showed that feelings of loneliness are indeed more prevalent among older adults of Turkish origin than their German counterparts, which is entirely attributable to their lower socioeconomic status and poorer health. Living with a partner or children, frequent contacts with non-coresident children, emotional support exchange and looking after grandchildren-though important factors to prevent loneliness at the individual level-did not specifically protect Turkish older adults from loneliness, or did so rarely. These findings not only indicate new and challenging directions for further research but also raise questions about the effectiveness of the most common loneliness interventions, which focus on improving number and quality of social relationships.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 1 1%
Belgium 1 1%
Luxembourg 1 1%
Unknown 80 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 22%
Researcher 11 13%
Student > Bachelor 10 12%
Student > Master 10 12%
Student > Postgraduate 5 6%
Other 12 14%
Unknown 17 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 26 31%
Psychology 18 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 6%
Linguistics 1 1%
Other 5 6%
Unknown 22 27%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 February 2022.
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#3,934,271
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#32,170
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Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Ageing
#2
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