2021
DOI: 10.5613/rzs.51.3.3
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Loneliness and Social Networks in Europe

Abstract: The paper analyses social causes of loneliness in Europe using cross-national data from the 2017 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) module “Social Networks and Social Resources” from 13 countries categorised as Northern Europe, Continental Europe, and Central and Eastern Europe. The paper aims to examine loneliness with regard to three specific groups of predictors, related to network, sociocultural and sociostructural aspects. The results suggest that sociability patterns and personal networks are t… Show more

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“…A predominantly negative relationship between a better financial situation and loneliness has been confirmed by cross-sectional studies (e.g., Hawkley et al, 2020b ; Hutten et al, 2022 ; Niedzwiedz et al, 2016 ; Rapolienė and Aartsen, 2022 ; Tonković et al, 2021 ), including a meta-analysis on loneliness in older adults ( Pinquart and Sörensen, 2001 ). This relationship possibly depends on age and country of residence.…”
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confidence: 79%
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“…A predominantly negative relationship between a better financial situation and loneliness has been confirmed by cross-sectional studies (e.g., Hawkley et al, 2020b ; Hutten et al, 2022 ; Niedzwiedz et al, 2016 ; Rapolienė and Aartsen, 2022 ; Tonković et al, 2021 ), including a meta-analysis on loneliness in older adults ( Pinquart and Sörensen, 2001 ). This relationship possibly depends on age and country of residence.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…In some studies of general population, a higher level of education acts as a protective factor for loneliness (e.g., Hansen and Slagsvold, 2016 ; Hutten et al, 2022 ; Pagan, 2020 ). In some others, the negative relationship is found in bivariate analyses, but disappears when other relevant factors are controlled for (e.g., Dahlberg et al, 2018 ; Nicolaisen and Thorsen, 2014b ; Tonković et al, 2021 ).…”
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confidence: 98%
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