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The Gerontologist, Vol 34, Issue 3 340-346, Copyright © 1994 by The Gerontological Society of America


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The importance of emotional and social isolation to loneliness among very old rural adults

E Dugan and VR Kivett
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 27412-5001.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of emotional and social isolation to loneliness among very old rural adults. The sample (N = 119) was selected using a compact area cluster sampling design. Multiple regression analysis showed that emotional isolation--more specifically, the loss of spouse--accounted for more loneliness than social isolation. Hearing acuity and visits with siblings (social isolation variables) were also significant predictors of loneliness. The implications for loneliness interventions are discussed.


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