Turning points? Life events and trajectories of later-life loneliness

本项目旨在调查重大生活事件是否以及如何产生暂时或持续的孤独变化，使用丰富的面板调查数据和深度访谈的收集。该项目希望通过创新的多层次、混合方法来研究家庭和社区特征，从而产生关于晚年孤独动态的新知识，这些特征也可能影响孤独的变化。预期的结果包括记录和解释生活事件如何产生孤独的变化，为理解这个紧迫的话题确定新的方向。预计调查结果将带来重大惠益，包括改善个人、家庭和政府的经济和社会成果。

This project aims to investigate whether and how significant life events generate temporary or sustained changes in loneliness, using rich panel survey data and the collection of in-depth interviews. This project expects to generate new knowledge on dynamics of later-life loneliness using an innovative multi-level, mixed-methods approach examining household and community characteristics that may also shape changes in loneliness. Expected outcomes includes documenting and explaining how life events generate variations in loneliness, identifying new directions for understanding this pressing topic. Findings are expected to provide significant benefits, including improved economic and social outcomes for individuals, families, and Governments.