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Gallardo-Peralta, Lorena P.

Jara, Paula Fernandez-Davila

Angulo, Julio Tereucan

Martin, Vicenta Rodriguez

Loneliness among Chilean indigenous women: Family, community, and socio-cultural integration as protective factors

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING

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This study examined the incidence of loneliness among Chilean indigenous older adult women (106 Aymara and 180 Mapuche) and how family, community and socio-cultural integration are associated with lower levels of loneliness. A cross-sectional study involving 800 older adults living in a rural context in Chile, of whom 35.8% were indigenous women. The De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS-6) were used to assess loneliness and a questionnaire about the maintenance of certain indigenous cultural practices was created. The descriptive findings indicate more loneliness among Mapuche women. Moreover, hierarchical regression models confirmed that women who did not live alone, who participated in social groups and who maintained cultural practices reported lower levels of loneliness, with notable transmission of indigenous knowledge to their children. While, taking part in the indigenous New Year, leading or organizing a ceremony and receiving attention with a health cultural agent were associated with more loneliness. These seemingly contradictory findings are discussed and may be explained by religious changes in indigenous communities, however, this study would confirm that social integration in different dimensions is a protective factor against loneliness.

2023

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10.1080/08952841.2023.2189505

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Chile

indigenous

loneliness

social integration

Geriatría y Gerontología

Estudios de la Mujer

Chile

indígena

soledad

integración social

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artículo original

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WOS:000968078700001

0895-2841

verde / hibrido

Geriatría y Gerontología

Estudios de la Mujer

ANID-FONDECYT 1170493

ANID FONDECYT 1170493