Behind closed doors: Homeboundness and psychosocial outcomes. Evidence from a longitudinal study of middle-aged and older adults

IF 3.5 3区医学 Q2 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2025.105767

André Hajek , Pinar Soysal , Razak M. Gyasi , Karel Kostev , Supa Pengpid , Karl Peltzer , Hans-Helmut König

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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 psychosocial 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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Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

5.00%

发文量

198

审稿时长

16 days

期刊介绍： Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics provides a medium for the publication of papers from the fields of experimental gerontology and clinical and social geriatrics. The principal aim of the journal is to facilitate the exchange of information between specialists in these three fields of gerontological research. Experimental papers dealing with the basic mechanisms of aging at molecular, cellular, tissue or organ levels will be published. Clinical papers will be accepted if they provide sufficiently new information or are of fundamental importance for the knowledge of human aging. Purely descriptive clinical papers will be accepted only if the results permit further interpretation. Papers dealing with anti-aging pharmacological preparations in humans are welcome. Papers on the social aspects of geriatrics will be accepted if they are of general interest regarding the epidemiology of aging and the efficiency and working methods of the social organizations for the health care of the elderly.