Journal of Forensic Psychology

Ayla K

Publications

• Research Article
  Levels of Loneliness and Family Structure among Geriatrics
  Author(s): Ayla K, Kanwal S Ayla K, Kanwal S
  
  Loneliness is a pressing social issue for geriatrics globally. The purpose of present study is to explore the effect of family structure on level of loneliness in geriatrics. For this purpose, researcher formulated the three hypotheses: 1) Geriatric adults residing within the joint family system feel less loneliness as compare to those residing in nuclear family system 2) Nuclear family system predicts more loneliness in elderly people contrary to joint family system 3) There is likely more loneliness in females in both family systems rather than males. Cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted by using the stratified random probability sampling technique. Data were collected from (N=246) geriatrics living in nuclear and joint families of district Haripur. Researcher measured the loneliness by using the translated version of UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3). The data was analy.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2475-319X.1000135

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