Predictors of male loneliness across the lifespan: A longitudinal Australian study
Ferdi Botha,
Marlee Bower
Abstract:Background
Despite growing recognition of loneliness as a global public health concern, research on its occurrence and precipitants among men across the lifespan remains limited and inconclusive. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the prevalence and predictors of loneliness among a large, representative data set of Australian adult men.
Methods
The study used longitudinal data from waves 2–21 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, restricting the sample to… Show more
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