THE IMPACT OF LIVING IN MULTIGENERATIONAL NEIGHBOURHOODS ON LONELINESS IN LATER LIFE
THE IMPACT OF LIVING IN MULTIGENERATIONAL NEIGHBOURHOODS ON LONELINESS IN LATER LIFE
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10.1093/geroni/igad104.1931
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2023-12-21
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代际团结已被确定为有效社会运作的一个关键因素。然而，有证据表明，在英国，年轻一代和老年一代之间的分歧从未像现在这样大。日益严重的居住年龄隔离被认为正在推动代际分裂。反过来，这又被认为会增加老年人孤独的风险。然而，到目前为止，这一点还没有得到实证检验。为了研究这个问题，我们创建了一种新的衡量多代人居住社区的指标，涵盖英格兰和威尔士所有超产水平较低的地区。在英国家庭纵向调查中，这些数据与2018/2019年居住在英格兰和威尔士的50岁及以上的个人有关(N=14196)。使用UCLA-3量表测量孤独感。进行多水平回归分析。协变量包括地区水平贫困、城市/农村、住宅税级、住房拥有率、个人年龄、性别、婚姻状况和经济状况。结果表明，同一社区内的几代人与老年人的孤独感之间存在微弱的(r=0.33)和不显著的(p=.493)关联。据我们所知，这是第一次直接研究邻里年龄差异对晚年孤独的影响。我们的发现表明，仅仅在一个社区里出现不同世代的人并不足以在以后的生活中战胜孤独
Intergenerational solidarity has been identified as a key factor for effective social functioning. However, evidence suggests that divisions between younger and older generations within Great Britain (GB) have never been greater. Growing residential age segregation is thought to be driving intergenerational division. This, in turn, is assumed to lead to an increased risk of loneliness among older adults. However, to date, this has not been empirically tested. To examine this issue, we created a new measure of multigenerational neighbourhoods, for all lower super output areas in England and Wales. These were linked to individuals aged 50 and over living in England and Wales in 2018/2019 in the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (N = 14,196). Loneliness was measured using the UCLA-3 scale. Multilevel regression analyses were performed. Covariates included, area level deprivation, urban/rural, residential tax band, home ownership, individual age, sex, marital status and financial situation. The results show that the mix of generations within a neighbourhood has a weak (r = 0.33) and non-significant (p=.493) association with loneliness among older adults. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study to directly examine the impact of neighbourhood age diversity on loneliness in later life. Our findings suggest that the mere presence of different generations within a neighbourhood is not a sufficient condition to combat loneliness in later life