Marital Relatedness Status and Loneliness in Old Age
In Relationship to Morale
1999 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 5-10
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1999 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 5-10
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the marital relatedness status and the loneliness in the old age. A questionnaire of the loneliness scale (LSO), P.G.C. Morale Scale, and the marital relatedness status SCT were administered to 166 elderly people (86 males and 80 females). LSO consists of two subscales, U-scale (to measure mutual sympathy), and E-scale (to measure awareness of individuality). Subjects were classified into six statuses (by Utsunomiya, 1996), and Relatedness Achiever and Superficial Relatedness were compared in terms of dyadic adjustment. On the above scales, the pattern of correlation between self and spouse varied by status. Based on this result, the meaning of loneliness in marital life was discussed.
