Daily solitude and well‐being associations in older dyads: Evidence from daily life assessments
Elizabeth Zambrano Garza,
Theresa Pauly,
Yoonseok Choi
et al.
Abstract:Older adults spend significant time by themselves, especially since COVID‐19. Solitude has been associated with positive and negative outcomes. Partners need to balance social connectedness with time for one's own needs. This project examines how individual and partner solitude are associated with daily affect and relationship quality in dyads of older adults and a close other. One‐hundred thirty‐six older adults plus a close other rated their relationship quality and reported affect, solitude, and its charact… Show more
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