Sources of Loneliness for Older Adults in the Czech Republic
and Strategies for Coping With Loneliness

J 2023

Sources of Loneliness for Older Adults in the Czech Republic and Strategies for Coping With Loneliness

PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela

Základní údaje

Originální název

Sources of Loneliness for Older Adults in the Czech Republic and Strategies for Coping With Loneliness

Autoři

PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Social Inclusion, Lisbon, Cogitatio Press, 2023, 2183-2803

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50401 Sociology

Stát vydavatele

Portugalsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.500 v roce 2022

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134452

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i1.6185

UT WoS

000946780800003

Klíčová slova anglicky

gender; loneliness; marital status; older adults; social exclusion; social relations

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 18. 3. 2024 13:43, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

In this article, issues of loneliness and exclusion from social relations in old age are examined from the perspective of older men and women. Our focus is on sources of loneliness they themselves perceive and what strategies they use to cope with it. Twenty‐nine interviews with older adults at risk of loneliness in the Czech Republic and their models of social convoys are analyzed. Surprisingly small gender differences in feelings of loneliness are found. A major source of loneliness for both men and women is the loss of a life partner. Perceptions of loneliness and the shape of social networks differ substantially in the case of lifelong singles and childless people. A second significant source for feelings of loneliness includes unsatisfactory relationships with close family. Based on the participants’ accounts, three strategies for coping with loneliness are identified.

Návaznosti

TJ03000002, projekt VaV

Název: Genderové cesty exkluze v sociálních vztazích ve stáří pohledem životní dráhy a jejich dopad na zdraví a pohodu. (Akronym: GENPATH)

Investor: Technologická agentura ČR, A life course perspective on the GENdered PATHways of Social exclusion in later life, and its consequences for health and wellbeing, GENDER-NET Plus

Přiložené soubory

Sources_of_Loneliness_for_Older_Adults_in_the_Czech_Republic.pdf

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Citovat

PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela. Sources of Loneliness for Older Adults in the Czech Republic and Strategies for Coping With Loneliness. Social Inclusion. Lisbon: Cogitatio Press, 2023, roč. 11, č. 1, s. 225-233. ISSN 2183-2803. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i1.6185.

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PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela. Sources of Loneliness for Older Adults in the Czech Republic and Strategies for Coping With Loneliness. \textit{Social Inclusion}. Lisbon: Cogitatio Press, 2023, roč.~11, č.~1, s.~225-233. ISSN~2183-2803. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i1.6185.

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