Dr. Rafa\u0142 Bakalarczyk: <\/strong>This is a very multidimensional problem. Isolation is understood not only as an objective and easily measurable human situation but also as a subjective feeling. Limited or unsatisfactory contact, regardless of the reasons for this isolation, may also be accompanied by various unpleasant emotions associated with them, such as the feeling of loss or rejection. Moreover, as the Mali Bracia Ubogich<\/em> (Little Brothers of the Poor) association\u2019s report on the loneliness of people aged 80+ showed, those seniors who feel lonely are more likely to experience a sense of uselessness, a pessimistic view of the world, insecurity and the lack motivation<\/strong> for various social, health and everyday activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Underlying Causes of Senior Loneliness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Thus, isolation<\/a> is not always simply the effect of being or living alone \u2013 although the number of older people living alone is also increasing for various reasons, for example, due to the migration of younger generations (often abroad) and the fact that relative and family ties have been loosening in recent years. The previously common pattern of a vast family network of people who maintain close and regular contact in many cases already ceases to function.<\/strong> These relative networks loosen, sometimes even break. The changes within the immediate family translate into a circle of relationships and potential support for the elderly. It is not only about children and grandchildren, who are statistically born fewer in number but also \u2013 and often above all \u2013 the (non)presence of a spouse or partner of a given person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The elderly, especially in more advanced old age, are not infrequently people who are already widowed (this experience is more common among women who live statistically longer). But there are also those \u2013 and their number will grow \u2013 whose marriages or informal relationships have broken up. Some people have not entered into such relationships at all. As a result of these demographic and relational trends, with each generation entering the old age stage, the scale of experiences such as loneliness and isolation may be increasing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend:<\/strong> Between Youth and Old Age. The Way We Manage the Aging Process Affects our Quality of Life<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n