Loneliness increased significantly among people in middle and older adulthood during the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Resource Type
- Sammelwerksbeitrag
collection article
- Authors
- Huxhold, Oliver; Tesch-Römer, Clemens
- Source
- Ageing in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 183-197
- Subject
- Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Social sciences, sociology, anthropology
Corona
Covid-19
Corona-Virus
DEAS 2020/21
Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
Gerontology
Infektionskrankheit
Epidemie
alter Mensch
Einsamkeit
soziale Isolation
Kontakt
soziale Beziehungen
contagious disease
epidemic
elderly
solitude
social isolation
contact
social relations
20300
- Language
After March 2020, Corona virus containment measures significantly impaired the social relationships of many people. Against this background, this chapter examines how the perception of loneliness of people aged 46 to 90 changed during the first lockdown. The results are compared with those of 2014 and 2017.