Pro@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoMiddle-aged Americans are lonelier than older adultswww.futurity.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThat’s valid, originally when I read the headline I presumed the reason older people were less lonely than middle aged people was that older people often get sent to retirement homes, which are usually shared with others.
minus-squaretburkhol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoThey’re also using self-reported loneliness, which I would guess that people who’ve been alone for decades accommodate and feel less lonely.
That’s valid, originally when I read the headline I presumed the reason older people were less lonely than middle aged people was that older people often get sent to retirement homes, which are usually shared with others.
They’re also using self-reported loneliness, which I would guess that people who’ve been alone for decades accommodate and feel less lonely.