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Peer reviewedBerg, Stig; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 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
