Loneliness Among Older Indian Workers: Findings From the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
Aparna Shankar,
Chaitanya Ravi
Abstract:The number of adults aged 60 years and over who work is growing. However, there has been relatively limited research assessing the determinants of wellbeing in this cohort. Given the known relationship between loneliness and socioeconomic disadvantage, the present analysis assessed the role of working conditions and food security on loneliness among employed Indians aged 60 years and over ( N = 9035), using data from wave 1 of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India. Just over 11% of participants reported being… Show more
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