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

该项目旨在利用丰富的小组调查数据和深度访谈收集数据，调查重大生活事件是否以及如何在孤独中产生暂时或持续的变化。这个项目希望通过一种创新的、多层次的、混合方法的方法来研究家庭和社区的特征，这些特征也可能塑造孤独的变化，从而产生关于晚年孤独的动态的新知识。预期结果包括记录和解释生活事件如何产生孤独的变化，确定理解这一紧迫主题的新方向。预计研究结果将带来重大好处，包括改善个人、家庭和政府的经济和社会结果。

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.