RT Journal Article
T1 Loneliness among Chilean indigenous women: Family, community, and socio-cultural integration as protective factors
A1 Gallardo Peralta, Lorena Patricia
A1 Fernández-Dávila Jara, Paula
A1 Tereucán Angulo, Julio
A1 Rodríguez Martín, Vicenta
AB 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.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 0895-2841
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88703
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88703
LA eng
NO Gallardo-Peralta, L. P., Fernández-Dávila Jara, P., Tereucán Angulo, J., & Rodríguez Martín, V. (2023). Loneliness among Chilean indigenous women: Family, community, and socio-cultural integration as protective factors. Journal of Women & Aging, 35(6), 526–541. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2023.2189505
NO Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (Chile)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 dic 2025