Exploring the demographic and situational characteristics of older British people experiencing loneliness as positive within the BBC loneliness experiment.
Lise SwitsersPamela QualterHonghui PanManuela BarretoLiesbeth De DonderChristina R VictorSarah DuryClaudia HammondEva DierckxPublished in: Aging & mental health (2022)
The results are critically discussed by emphasizing the role of norms and cultures, gerotranscendence, and severity of loneliness, which might influence the experiences of loneliness. Further qualitative research is needed to elucidate the meanings of these positive experiences of loneliness.