Older adult loneliness: myths and realities
PA Dykstra - European journal of ageing, 2009 - Springer
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 …
The empirical literature on older adult loneliness is reviewed, thereby challenging three …
New ways of theorizing and conducting research in the field of loneliness and social isolation
J de Jong-Gierveld, TG Van Tilburg… - … Cambridge handbook of …, 2018 - research.vu.nl
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 …
RE is aimed at helping couples sustain a mutually satisfying, committed relationship. In …
Health of aging parents and childless individuals
H Kendig, PA Dykstra, RI van Gaalen… - Journal of Family …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
and health over the life span. Existing research shows lacunae. The links between …
Codebook of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study: a multi-actor, multi-method panel study on solidarity in family relationships, Wave 2, Version 2.0, April 2012
PA Dykstra, M Kalmijn, TCM Knijn, AE Komter… - 2012 - pure.knaw.nl
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 …
Panel Study (NKPS). For background information on the NKPS, we refer the reader to the …
Relationships between parents and their adult children: A West European typology of late-life families
PA Dykstra, T Fokkema - Ageing & Society, 2011 - cambridge.org
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 …
that family solidarity patterns are divided between an individualistic north and a famialistic …
Solidarity and conflict between adult children and parents: A latent class analysis
RI Van Gaalen, PA Dykstra - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
typology of adult child–parent relationships. The data (N= 4,990) are from the first wave of the …
Gender and marital-history differences in emotional and social loneliness among Dutch older adults
PA Dykstra, J de Jong Gierveld - … on Aging/La revue canadienne du …, 2004 - cambridge.org
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, …
is elaborated – with notions about the asymmetric gratifications derived from marriage, …
Social and emotional loneliness among divorced and married men and women: Comparing the deficit and cognitive perspectives
PA Dykstra, T Fokkema - Basic and applied social psychology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
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 …
differences in loneliness among divorced and married men and women. The results indicate that …
Cross-national differences in older adult loneliness
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 …
than the individual considers desirable or that the intimacy that the individual wishes for has …
Roads less taken: Developing a nuanced view of older adults without children
PA Dykstra, GO Hagestad - Journal of family issues, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
life. Childless older adults have been rendered invisible in the social scientific literature. A …