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Dimensions of loneliness 1985

https://doi.org/10.5878/000897
This project attempts to describe how strongly and how often people in different situations experience the feeling of loneliness, and what they do to overcome these feelings. The respondents were asked about the environments they grew up in, present family situation, significant changes during the last year, and number of friends and acquaintances. Other questions dealt with things important in a close friendship. The respondents had to indicate if they agreed or disagreed with a number of statements about themselves.
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Citation and access

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Creator/​Principal investigator(s):

  • Lars Tornstam - Uppsala University - Department of Sociology

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Data contains personal data:

No

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals aged 15-80 years and residing in Sweden

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Sampling procedure:

Description of sampling:

Ur registret över totalbefolkningen drogs i augusti 1985 ett obundet slumpmässigt urval om 4 193 individer.

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

165

Number of individuals/​objects:

2795

Data format/​data structure:

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Time period(s) for data collection:

1985-09-01 - 1985-10-01

Data collector:

  • Uppsala University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Geographic coverage

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Administrative information

Responsible department/​unit:

Department of Sociology

Topic and keywords

CESSDA Topic Classification:

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

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Publications

Citation:

Tornstam, L. (1989) Dimensions of Loneliness. In Aging; Clinical and Experimental Research. Milano: Kurtis.

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Citation:

Tornstam, L., (1988) Ensamhetens ansikten : en studie av ensamhetsupplevelser hos svenskar i åldrarna 15-80 år. Work report no. 29 from the project *Äldre i samhället - förr, nu och i framtiden*. Uppsala: Department of Sociology. ISBN: 91-506-0685-9.

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  • ISBN:

    91-506-0685-9

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