A life-course approach to the relationship between education, family trajectory and late-life loneliness among older women in Europe

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• dc.contributor.author Fernández‑Carro, Celia
• dc.contributor.author Gumà, Jordi
• dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-14T06:49:50Z
• dc.date.available 2023-07-14T06:49:50Z
• dc.date.issued 2022
• dc.description.abstract The aim of this study is to expand our knowledge about the factors that condition late-life loneliness from a longitudinal perspective. We assess the long-term relationship between education, late-life loneliness and family trajectories in terms of the role of partnership and motherhood, as well as their timing for older women. We set two initial hypotheses: (1) family trajectory has a mediating effect and (2) education has a selection effect. Cross-sectional and retrospective data are drawn from the three waves of the SHARE survey (3rd, 5th and 7th waves), selecting a subsample of women aged 65 and over from 11 European countries (N = 10,615). After distinguishing eight different family trajectories by carrying out a Sequence Analysis, the Karlson-Holm-Breen method is used to assess the mediator effect of family trajectory on the relationship between education and loneliness. Multinomial analysis is used to explore whether the probability of different family trajectories of older European women is defined by their level of education. Our results show that education has a selection effect on family trajectories: a higher educational level increases the probability of a non-standardised family trajectory. Significant results of the mediator effect of family trajectory are however only observed for women with medium-level education, as being single and childless at older ages increases the probability of loneliness among these women. Adopting a life-course perspective has permitted us to introduce the longitudinal dimensions of life events, education and family trajectories to the study of feelings of loneliness among women in old age.
• dc.description.sponsorship This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and University/Spanish Agency of Research. Project “Prevention is better than cure when ageing is behind the door: interplay between social determinants of health in Spain (INTERSOC-HEALTH)” (RTI2018-099875-J-I00 -MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE- PI: Jordi Gumà) FEDER/Spanish.
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• dc.identifier.citation Fernández‑Carro C, Gumà Lao J. A life-course approach to the relationship between education, family trajectory and late-life loneliness among older women in Europe. Soc Indic Res. 2022;162(3):1345-63. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-022-02885-x
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02885-x
• dc.identifier.issn 0303-8300
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57580
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Springer
• dc.relation.ispartof Social Indicators Research. 2022;162(3):1345-63.
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• dc.subject.keyword Loneliness
• dc.subject.keyword Old age
• dc.subject.keyword Longitudinal analysis
• dc.subject.keyword Family networks
• dc.subject.keyword Gender
• dc.subject.keyword Europe
• dc.title A life-course approach to the relationship between education, family trajectory and late-life loneliness among older women in Europe
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