Friends and trends: Friendship across life phases and cohorts
As life expectancy and overall health in older age improve, understanding the role of contact with friends in supporting well-being becomes increasingly important. The convergence of the frequency of contact with friends across cohorts in older age could lead to unmet expectations of social contact in upcoming cohorts. Therefore, continued research and proactive measures to support social interactions throughout the ageing process could enhance social connectedness in ageing populations.
Authors
- Johan Rehnberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0582-5058)
- Roger Keller Celeste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2468-6655)
- Neda Agahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-6600)
- Carin Lennartsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-8812)
- Stefan Fors (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-8721)
- Erika Augustsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9958-4090)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Swedish Institute (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2025.105872
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67
Funders
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd