T.G. van Tilburg

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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M.I. Broese Van Groenou

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dorly J. H. Deeg

Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc

Tineke Fokkema

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

Jenny de Jong Gierveld

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

Martijn Huisman

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Suzan van der Pas

Leiden University

Bianca Suanet

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Aartjan T.F. Beekman

Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc

Marja Aartsen

OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam University Medical Centers

EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research

University of Groningen

Public Health Service of Amsterdam

University Medical Center

Radboud University Nijmegen

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Changes in Older Adult Loneliness

Research on Aging (2005)

Pearl A. Dykstra T.G. van Tilburg Jenny de Jong Gierveld

This study examines loneliness and its correlates—health, residential care, partner status, and network size—over a seven-year period among adults born between 1908 and 1937. The four waves of data are from the Dutch “Living Arrangements and Social Networks of Older Adults” and the “Longitudinal Aging Study of Amsterdam”programs. Data from at least two waves are available for 2,925 respondents. Results show that older adults generally become lonelier as time passes. The increase is greater for the oldest, the partnered, and those with a better functional capacity at baseline. Older adults who lose their partner by death show the greatest increase in loneliness. Not all older adults become more lonely: Improvement in functional capacity and network expansion lead to less loneliness. Entry into residential care does not affect loneliness. The longitudinal design provides new insights into factors that protect against loneliness compared to cross-sectional studies.

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10.1177/0164027505279712

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A focus on older adults in Area II

PsycEXTRA Dataset (2000)

T.G. van Tilburg

10.1037/e537032011-007

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Social connectedness in older adults: The potential of social internet use to maintain a strong and stable personal network

The Journals of Gerontology Series B (2025)

Jeroen H. M. Janssen T.G. van Tilburg Erik van Ingen Rense Corten Geeske Peeters

Maintaining a strong social network in later life can be challenging due to limited resources, life events, and changes in health. Social internet use provides an accessible way for communication that is less susceptible to age-related challenges. Although social internet use is increasingly used by older adults, we do not know how social internet use shapes older adults' offline networks. The purpose of this study is to examine whether social internet use can help maintain strong social relationships. We used data from three waves (2012-2013, 2015-2016, and 2018-2019) of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Our sample included 2,266 older adults aged 55-99 (mean = 68.2 years, 54% female). We included the frequency of social internet use and computed personal network size, contact frequency, and the number of continued, gained, and lost ties over time. Hybrid models were applied to disentangle between within- and between-person associations. More frequent social internet users had significantly larger personal networks and, relative to the previous wave, more continued and gained network ties, compared to less frequent social internet users. A within-person increase in social internet use over time was associated with more continued and gained ties. Social internet use may help maintain a strong and stable network, which is important for social connectedness in later life. It allows for additional interaction opportunities, as well as network maintenance and growth. Social internet use thus proves to be a valuable addition to the social interaction resources of older adults.

Social Connectedness

Social network (sociolinguistics)

Social Engagement

Longitudinal Study

10.1093/geronb/gbaf014

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Paid work between age 60 and 70 years in Europe

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (2010)

Kathrin Komp T.G. van Tilburg M.I. Broese Van Groenou

Over the past years, older persons’ workforce participation has increased and, after years of studying early retirement, the focus has gradually shifted to workforce participation between age 60 and 70 years. Those are the years directly below and above the mandatory retirement age in most of the European countries. We investigate the influence of socio-economic status (SES) on older persons’ workforce participation. Moreover, we study whether the importance of private pensions in a country modifies the effect of SES. Survey data from eleven European countries are analysed in multilevel analyses. Results show that paid work in old age is the domain of persons with high SES. Moreover, a high share of private pensions in a country diminishes the influence of occupational prestige on men’s workforce participation. This suggests that older persons with low SES deserve particular attention in labour market reforms. Additionally, it suggests that pension reforms be monitored concerning their effects on social inequalities.

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European Social Survey

10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.105145

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Subjective well‐being of older migrants in the Netherlands: A conceptual and methodological discussion

International Migration (2023)

Nina Conkova Tineke Fokkema T.G. van Tilburg

Abstract Social policy is most effective when evidence‐based. In this research, we scrutinise 11 surveys to produce evidence on the subjective well‐being (SWB) of older migrants in the Netherlands. The descriptive analysis and literature review revealed that the study of the diversity among older migrants is hindered by several factors, including the inclusion of a limited number of distinct migrant groups, their almost exclusive comparison to non‐migrants, and a focus on first‐generation and urban‐based migrants. Different concepts are used for three dimensions of SWB, both migrant‐specific and general. The validity of concepts and measurement instruments is not well examined. By means of multi‐group analysis, we demonstrate that the overarching concept of SWB is multidimensional and cannot be easily used to compare different groups of migrants. In conclusion, we argue that survey data can be used to further refine the concept of SWB, compare differences between and within migrant groups and over time, and ultimately inform social policy better.

Subjective Well-Being

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10.1111/imig.13194

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Understanding social isolation and loneliness

Elsevier eBooks (2022)

Jenny de Jong Gierveld T.G. van Tilburg

Social Isolation

Isolation

10.1016/b978-0-323-91497-0.00143-0

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Personality as factor in the relationship between support and loneliness

PsycEXTRA Dataset (2006)

Maurice Guiaux T.G. van Tilburg M.I. Broese Van Groenou

Factor (programming language)

10.1037/e524352011-039

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Health trajectories across the work exit transition in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s: the role of working conditions and policy

Archives of Public Health (2023)

Maaike van der Noordt T.G. van Tilburg Suzan van der Pas Bram Wouterse Dorly J. H. Deeg

We examined health trajectories of Dutch older workers across their exit from the workforce in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, testing the hypothesis that pre-post-exit health trajectories of workers with favourable and unfavourable working conditions increasingly diverged over time due to policy measures to extend working life.The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam includes baseline samples in 1992/1993, 2002/2003 and 2012/2013 with two 3-year follow-up waves each. Selected respondents were aged 55 years and over who exited from a paid job within the first or second 3-year interval, up to and including the statutory retirement age (N = 522). Pre-post-exit trajectories were modelled using Generalized Estimating Equations with outcomes self-rated health and physical limitations and determinants physical demands, psychosocial demands, and psychosocial resources.Average work exit age rose from 60.7 in the 1990s to 62.9 in the 2010s. On average, self-rated health decreased somewhat over successive periods and did not show pre-post-exit change; average physical limitations increased substantially both over successive periods and from pre- to post-exit. No support is found for our hypothesis. However, regardless of work exposures, we found sharp pre-post-exit increases in physical limitations in the 2010s.Although these findings provide no support for our hypothesis of diverging health trajectories over time based on work exposure, they show that exiting at a higher age is linked to poorer pre- and post-exit health and to pre-post-exit increases in physical limitations, suggesting greater health care costs in the near future.

Self-rated health

10.1186/s13690-022-01008-9

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6.10-P17Do religious activities among young–old immigrants (aged 55-66) living in the Netherlands act as a buffer against the effect of a lack of resources on well-being?

European Journal of Public Health (2018)

Silvia S. Klokgieters T.G. van Tilburg Dorly J. H. Deeg Martijn Huisman

through their contacts with Saudi Arabian citizens.They succeeded in raising the funds for the construction of the mosques.Donors' names were given to the mosques and written on name-plates in front of the Mosques.The centuriesold ethnic and religious connections that Muslims of Kerala have had and its symbols and architecture are changing as a result of migration.The culture of mutual contributions of believers enabling the construction of mosques and other religious establishments has thus become dependent on foreign donors 6.

10.1093/eurpub/cky048.222

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The mix matters: Complex personal networks relate to higher cognitive functioning in old age

Social Science & Medicine (2014)

Lea Ellwardt T.G. van Tilburg Marja Aartsen

Cognitive skill

Cognitive Decline

Embeddedness

Social network (sociolinguistics)

Proxy (statistics)

10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.007

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