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Hughes M, Lyons A, Alba B, Waling A, Minichiello V, Fredriksen-Goldsen K, Barrett C, Savage T, Blanchard M, Edmonds S. Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2023; 70:917-937. [PMID: 34806954 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2021.2005999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
This study sought to understand the social and individual factors that predict loneliness among older lesbian and gay people in Australia. A sample of 508 gay men and 241 lesbian women, aged 60 and over, completed a survey including measures of loneliness, internalized homonegativity, sexual orientation discrimination, and connectedness to lesbian and gay communities. A multivariable linear regression predicting loneliness was conducted. Not being in an intimate relationship and having less connection to lesbian and gay communities were significant predictors of loneliness for both older lesbian women and gay men. For the men, younger age, internalized homonegativity and more frequent lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination also appeared to predict greater likelihood of loneliness. More frequent recent experiences of sexual orientation discrimination predicted loneliness for the women. The findings confirmed loneliness as an issue of concern among older lesbian and gay people and identified factors amenable to intervention to address loneliness.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mark Hughes
- Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Justice, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Silver Rainbow, National LGBTI Health Alliance, Sydney, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Beckie TM, Lengacher C, Rodriguez C, Pares-Avila J, Turner D, Sanchez M, Nair US. A framework for addressing health inequities in sexual and gender diverse populations by nurses. Nurs Outlook 2022; 70:651-663. [DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2022.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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