Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


Gangathesis .pdf (502.61 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Social Integration and its Correlation with Loneliness

Pradhan, Gangalal
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4629-1803
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1470270402

Abstract Details

2016, Master of Population and Social Gerontology, Miami University, Population and Social Gerontology.
This study was designed to explore the association between social integration and loneliness for older Americans living in non-institutionalized settings. The final sample for the analysis included 1070 older adults who participated in the second wave of the MIDUS survey, conducted with a probability sampling design. To better understand experiences of loneliness, the study examines social participation, social network and sense of community. Of these variables, sense of community appears to be an important factor associated with the loneliness of older people. The study found that when trust, solidarity and connections are high, older people are less likely to feel lonely. While bivariate findings indicated that each of the three dimensions of sense of community had positive and significant effect on loneliness, such findings did not continue in the multivariate analysis where social participation and network were not significantly related to loneliness. There is a need to better understand how social integration affects the loneliness of older people. Sense of community was associated with loneliness; interventions that open path towards developing a sense of community among elderly should be welcome at policy levels.
Suzanne Kunkel (Advisor)
70 p.
Gerontology

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Pradhan, G. (2016). Social Integration and its Correlation with Loneliness [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1470270402

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pradhan, Gangalal. Social Integration and its Correlation with Loneliness. 2016. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1470270402.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pradhan, Gangalal. "Social Integration and its Correlation with Loneliness." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1470270402

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

miami1470270402
687
© 2016, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Miami University and OhioLINK.