The longitudinal association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with transient and chronic loneliness among older adults

This research suggests that ACEs are associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing chronic loneliness in older age. More specifically, dysfunction-based ACEs (linked to parental conflict, separation, mental illness, or substance use) were particularly associated with loneliness in older age. These findings suggest that it is important to consider the role of early life adversity when developing interventions to tackle loneliness in older age.