Coping with loneliness in old age: a cross-cultural comparison

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Ami Rokach (Author) Other; Tricia Orzeck (Author) Other; Félix Neto (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: Current Psychology

Vol. 23 No. 2

Pages: 124-137

ISSN: 1046-1310

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-A21

DOI: 10.1007/bf02903073

Abstract (EN): The present study is an examination of the influence of cultural background on the ways in which the aged cope with loneliness. Thirty-six participants from Canada and 105 from Portugal (60-83 years old) answered an 86-item questionnaire which examined the beneficial strategies which they used to cope with loneliness. The strategies which were examined included Acceptance and Reflection, Self-Development and Understanding, Social Support Network, Distancing and Denial, Religion and Faith, and Increased Activity. Results indicated that the elderly of the two cultures differ on three subscales. Gender differences between and within cultures were also examined.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 14