‘Nowhere to go:’ older African immigrants’ experience of loneliness while living with adult children in the United States

This study provides evidence that living with adult children may not prevent the experience of loneliness for older immigrant parents. Interventions that promote social interactions and embeddedness into the United States community are needed to ensure a good quality of life for older African immigrants.

Authors

Gifty Ashirifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6103-2618)
Margaret Ellen Adamek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-5691)
Dolapo Adeniji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-1641)

Institutions

Central State University (US)
Indiana University (US)
Indiana State University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Aging & Mental Health
Published: 2025-05-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2508758
Primary Topic: Health disparities and outcomes
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

‘Nowhere to go:’ older African immigrants’ experience of loneliness while living with adult children in the United States

Gifty Ashirifi, Margaret Ellen Adamek, Dolapo Adeniji

May 25, 2025

Aging & Mental Health

Health disparities and outcomes

article

‘Nowhere to go:’ older African immigrants’ experience of loneliness while living with adult children in the United States

Gifty Ashirifi, Margaret Ellen Adamek, Dolapo Adeniji

May 25, 2025article en

Abstract

This study provides evidence that living with adult children may not prevent the experience of loneliness for older immigrant parents. Interventions that promote social interactions and embeddedness into the United States community are needed to ensure a good quality of life for older African immigrants.

Aging & Mental HealthVol. 29(10)

Central State University (US), Indiana University (US), Indiana State University (US)

Reduced inequalities

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Health disparities and outcomes

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