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Journal article
Behind closed doors: Homeboundness and psychosocial outcomes. Evidence from a longitudinal study of middle-aged and older adults
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, Vol.131, pp.1-6
04/2025
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Abstract
Objectives: To examine how homeboundness is associated with psychosocial outcomes in terms of life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults.
Methods: Longitudinal data were taken from the nationally representative sample German Ageing Survey (wave 1 to wave 4; n = 18,491 observations). This study included community-dwelling individuals aged 40 years and over in Germany. The mean age in the analytic sample was 62.3 years (SD: 11.8 years). Established tools were used to quantify the psychosocial outcomes. Spending six or more days per week at home was defined as homeboundness. It was adjusted for several time-varying covariates. An asymmetric linear FE regression model with cluster-robust standard errors was applied.
Results: There was a robust association between the onset of homeboundness and an increase in loneliness. Among individuals aged 40 to 64 years, the onset of homeboundness was significantly associated with decreases in positive affect, whereas the end of homeboundness was significantly associated with decreases in negative affect. In contrast, changes in homeboundness status were not significantly associated with changes in psycho-social outcomes among individuals aged 65 years and over.
Conclusion: The onset of homeboundness in particular can contribute to unfavorable psychosocial outcomes, particularly in terms of increases in loneliness. Efforts to avoid homeboundness may assist in ageing successfully.
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- Title
- Behind closed doors: Homeboundness and psychosocial outcomes. Evidence from a longitudinal study of middle-aged and older adults
- Creators
- André Hajek - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfPinar Soysal - Bezmiâlem Vakıf ÜniversitesiRazak M. Gyasi - African Population and Health Research CenterKarel Kostev - Philipps-University MarburgSupa Pengpid - Mahidol UniversityKarl Peltzer - Mahidol UniversityHans-Helmut König - University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Publication Details
- Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, Vol.131, pp.1-6
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Identifiers
- 991013252757702368
- Copyright
- © 2025 The Authors.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article