Loneliness and a Sense of Loneliness in the Narrative of People in Old Age – Manifestations and Options For Counteracting
The process of ageing is an inevitable life phenomenon in both the individual and social aspects. The elderly are vulnerable to the appearance of a sense of isolation and loneliness. Loneliness is identified with the deficiency of relationships or significantly reduce them. Loneliness almost always...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.umcs.pl/lrp/article/view/9929 |
| Summary: | The process of ageing is an inevitable life phenomenon in both the individual and social aspects. The elderly are vulnerable to the appearance of a sense of isolation and loneliness. Loneliness is identified with the deficiency of relationships or significantly reduce them. Loneliness almost always leads to marginalization or exclusion of older people who experience it. The article presents the results of qualitative research on loneliness and a sense of loneliness in the narrative of people in old age. |
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| ISSN: | 0137-6136 |