The focus in this paper is on the social domain of quality of life, and more particularly loneliness.
The empirical literature on older adult loneliness is reviewed, thereby challenging three …

This chapter reviews the evolving field of evidence-based couple relationship education (RE).
RE is aimed at helping couples sustain a mutually satisfying, committed relationship. In …

This article reviews and presents research findings on the relationships between parenthood
and health over the life span. Existing research shows lacunae. The links between …

This publication is version 2 of the codebook of the second wave of the Netherlands Kinship
Panel Study (NKPS). For background information on the NKPS, we refer the reader to the …

Following Reher's (1998) seminal paper on family ties in western Europe, the perspective
that family solidarity patterns are divided between an individualistic north and a famialistic …

Using multiple dimensions of solidarity and conflict in a latent class analysis, we develop a
typology of adult child–parent relationships. The data (N= 4,990) are from the first wave of the …

In this study, Weiss's (1973) theorizing about the sources of emotional and social loneliness
is elaborated – with notions about the asymmetric gratifications derived from marriage, …

Data from the 1998 survey “Divorce in the Netherlands” (N = 2,223) are used to analyze
differences in loneliness among divorced and married men and women. The results indicate that …

Loneliness concerns the subjective evaluation that the number of relationships is smaller
than the individual considers desirable or that the intimacy that the individual wishes for has …

This article provides the rationale for doing research on childlessness and parenthood in late
life. Childless older adults have been rendered invisible in the social scientific literature. A …