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BURTON-JEANGROS, CLAUDINE and ZIMMERMANN-SLOUTSKIS, DORITH 2016. Life satisfaction trajectories of elderly women living in Switzerland: an age–period–cohort analysis. Ageing and Society, Vol. 36, Issue. 01, p. 106.
Galiana, Laura Gutiérrez, Melchor Sancho, Patricia Francisco, Elizabeth-Hama and Tomás, José M. 2016. Socio-Demographic Variables and Successful Aging of the Angolan Elderly. Scientifica, Vol. 2016, p. 1.
Herbers, Daniël J. and Mulder, Clara H. 2016. Housing and subjective well-being of older adults in Europe. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment,
LIE, MABEL L. S. LINDSAY, STEPHEN and BRITTAIN, KATIE 2016. Technology and trust: older people's perspectives of a home monitoring system. Ageing and Society, Vol. 36, Issue. 07, p. 1501.
Lim, Hyun Ja Min, Dae Kee Thorpe, Lilian and Lee, Chel Hee 2016. Multidimensional construct of life satisfaction in older adults in Korea: a six-year follow-up study. BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 16, Issue. 1,
Friedman, Elliot M. Ruini, Chiara Foy, Renee Jaros, LaVerne Sampson, Hellen and Ryff, Carol D. 2015. Lighten UP! A community-based group intervention to promote psychological well-being in older adults. Aging & Mental Health, p. 1.
MEGGIOLARO, SILVIA and ONGARO, FAUSTA 2015. Life satisfaction among older people in Italy in a gender approach. Ageing and Society, Vol. 35, Issue. 07, p. 1481.
Herbers, Daniël J. Mulder, Clara H. and Mòdenes, Juan A. 2014. Moving Out of Home Ownership in Later Life: The Influence of the Family and Housing Careers. Housing Studies, Vol. 29, Issue. 7, p. 910.
Gana, K. Bailly, N. Saada, Y. Joulain, M. and Alaphilippe, D. 2013. Does Life Satisfaction Change in Old Age: Results From an 8-Year Longitudinal Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol. 68, Issue. 4, p. 540.
Nonnenmacher, Alexandra and Friedrichs, Jürgen 2013. The Missing Link: Deficits of Country-Level Studies. A Review of 22 Articles Explaining Life Satisfaction. Social Indicators Research, Vol. 110, Issue. 3, p. 1221.
Bilotta, Claudio Bowling, Ann Nicolini, Paola Casè, Alessandra and Vergani, Carlo 2012. Quality of life in older outpatients living alone in the community in Italy. Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol. 20, Issue. 1, p. 32.
Dale, Bjørg Söderhamn, Ulrika and Söderhamn, Olle 2012. Life situation and identity among single older home-living people: A phenomenological–hermeneutic study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, Vol. 7,
Elwood, Peter Kime, Nicky Cattan, Mima and Bagnall, Anne‐Marie 2012. The delivery and management of telephone befriending services – whose needs are being met?. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 13, Issue. 3, p. 231.
Jibeen, Tahira and Hynie, Michaela 2012. Perceptions of Autonomy and Life Satisfaction in Pakistani Married Immigrant Women in Toronto, Canada. Sex Roles, Vol. 67, Issue. 1-2, p. 1.
This study focuses on the influence of objective living conditions on the life satisfaction of older Europeans living alone from a gender and cross-national perspective. The data were drawn from the first wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), which includes a single-item question for life satisfaction and a large set of health, family and socio-economic indicators. From a descriptive point of view, a lower proportion of women living alone declared themselves to be satisfied with life compared to men. When inequalities in living conditions were controlled for, the difference disappeared, but some determinants of life satisfaction differed for men and women and varied among countries. No limitations in daily activities, a high level of education, participation in leisure activities and an older age increased life satisfaction for both men and women living alone, but the existence of a child influenced only the life satisfaction of men, while income level (or home ownership) had an impact only for women. Moreover, a North–South gradient was clearly observable only for women living alone: all other things being equal, women had a higher probability of declaring themselves satisfied with life in northern European countries than in the South, and their determinants of life satisfaction were strongly linked to the socio-cultural context.
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