Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable?

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dc.contributor.authorKoropeckyj-Cox, Tanya
dc.date2023-05-17T23:27:13.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T00:17:37Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T00:17:37Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.date.submitted2020-02-24T09:11:54-08:00
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relative circumstances of community-dwelling childless and parents in middle and old age (50-84 years old), using data from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households, in order to update and test earlier findings of negative consequences related to childlessness in later life. Results indicate that net of other effects, both loneliness and depression are significantly related to childlessness for women but not men. Childless women are 46% more likely to report high depression compared to mothers. Among both men and women, being formerly married is related to greater loneliness and depression. These results demonstrate the greater salience of childlessness for women compared to men. The findings are discussed in the context of the changing norms regarding marriage, divorce, childlessness, and gender roles experienced by the newly emerging cohorts of the middle-aged and elderly.
dc.description.comments<p>Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya. 1996. "Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable?" PARC Working Paper Series, WPS 96-02.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/42341
dc.legacy.articleid1052
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&amp;context=parc_working_papers&amp;unstamped=1
dc.source.issue53
dc.source.journalPARC Working Paper Series
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherNational Survey of Families and Households
dc.subject.otherloneliness
dc.subject.otherdepression
dc.subject.otherchildlessness
dc.subject.othermiddle-aged
dc.subject.otherelderly
dc.subject.otherDemography, Population, and Ecology
dc.subject.otherFamily, Life Course, and Society
dc.subject.otherSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subject.otherSociology
dc.titleLoneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable?
dc.typeWorking Paper
digcom.contributor.authorKoropeckyj-Cox, Tanya
digcom.identifierparc_working_papers/53
digcom.identifier.contextkey16628952
digcom.identifier.submissionpathparc_working_papers/53
digcom.typeworkingpaper
dspace.entity.typePublication
upenn.schoolDepartmentCenterPARC Working Paper Series
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