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dc.contributor.authorDe Jong Gierveld, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorKeating, Norah
dc.contributor.authorVan der Pas, Suzan
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T07:47:52Z
dc.date.available2016-11-07T07:47:52Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationDe Jong Gierveld J. et al 2015. Loneliness of older immigrant groups in Canada: effects of ethnic-cultural background. Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 30(3):251-268. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-015-9265-x]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0169-3816
dc.identifier.issn1573-0719 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/19318
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-015-9265-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10823-015-9265-x
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to explore the loneliness of several groups of older immigrants in Canada compared to native–born older adults. Data from the Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 22 (N older adults = 3,692) were used. The dependent variable is the 6 item De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale. Determinants of loneliness included country of birth, ethnic background (cultural context); belongingness (community context) and social networks (social context). Results showed that only some immigrant groups are significantly lonelier than older adults born in Canada. Immigrants with similar language and culture are not lonelier; while those from countries that differ in native language/culture are significantly higher on loneliness. Multivariate analyses showed the importance of cultural background, of composition of" "the network of relatives and friends, and of local participation and feelings of belonging to the Canadian society in explaining loneliness of older immigrants.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectEthnic backgrounden_US
dc.subjectImmigrantsen_US
dc.subjectLonelinessen_US
dc.subjectOlder adultsen_US
dc.titleLoneliness of older immigrant groups in Canada: effects of ethnic-cultural backgrounden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID25601547 - Keating, Norah C.


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