How Race, Gender, and Cohort Shape Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Americans

James Iveniuk, Lissette M. Piedra, Ashwin Kotwal, Jocelyn Wilder, Louise Hawkley, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of California, San Francisco

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on July 28, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 5, Page 951-962, May 2026.
Older adults’ social lives vary by ethno-racial groups, gender, and cohort, and these differences may widen over time. This study used data from four rounds (2005–2023) of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP;N= 4328) to examine ...