The Importance of the Risk of Suffering Violence and Negative Affects as Predictors of Loneliness in the Elderly People: The Explanation by the Gamma Model

Lídia Serra^1*, Verónica Parreira² & Luís Silva³

¹ISEIT, Instituto Piaget de Almada, Portugal, CEAUL, Universidade de Lisboa, CLISSIS, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisboa
²ISEIT, Instituto Piaget de Almada, Portugal
³FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Dr. Lídia Serra, ISEIT, Instituto Piaget de Almada, Portugal, CEAUL, Universidade de Lisboa, CLISSIS, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisboa.

Keywords: Loneliness; Risk of Suffering Violence; Age; Cognitive Functioning; Affects; Social Support

Abstract

Loneliness is very common among the elderly people, whether in institutions or in the community, and with great emphasis in today’s societies.Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze whether age, cognitive functioning, risk of violence,affects and social support are predictors of loneliness.

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