What Are Friends for? Friendships and Loneliness Over the LifespanFrom 18 to 79 Years
What Are Friends for? Friendships and Loneliness Over the LifespanFrom 18 to 79 Years
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DOI：
10.1177/0091415016655166
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Thorsen, Kirsten
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作者：
Nicolaisen, Magnhild;Thorsen, Kirsten
预防和减少孤独对幸福和健康至关重要。社会关系保护人们免受孤独。友谊的质量，如亲密和接触的频率可能会在一个人的一生中有所不同。这项研究探讨了不同年龄段的人之间的友谊和孤独感：18至29岁，30至49岁，50至64岁，65至79岁。数据来自挪威生命历程、性别和世代研究（N= 14，725）。年轻人最常见到他们的朋友。在年龄较大的人群中，没有知己朋友的比例较高。然而，年龄较大的群体报告说，他们与朋友接触的满意度较高。多元回归分析表明，在所有年龄组中，与朋友联系的愿望比实际联系对孤独感的影响更显著。在所有年龄组中，对与朋友接触的不满与孤独感密切相关。
Preventing and reducing loneliness is crucial to well-being and good health. Social relationships protect people against loneliness. Friendship qualities like intimacy and frequency of contact may vary throughout a person's lifespan. This study explores aspects of friendship and loneliness among people in different age groups: 18 to 29, 30 to 49, 50 to 64, and 65 to 79 years old. Data are from the Norwegian Life Course, Gender and Generations study (N=14,725). Young people see their friends most often. The proportion of people without confidant friends is higher among older age groups. However, older age groups report higher levels of satisfaction with their contact with friends. Multivariate regression analyses show that the aspiration for contact with friends is more significant to loneliness than actual contact in all age groups. Dissatisfaction with contact with friends is strongly related to loneliness in all age groups.