title: Rethinking isolation among the married and the unmarried.
abstract: Personal characteristics of married and unmarried men and women that differentiate patterns of isolation-satisfaction were investigated. Results indicated that social isolation, often regarded as a deficit, may not, in itself, be a reason for intervention, but that a mismatch between actual and preferred levels of social affiliation was more problematic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, Ames.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Breci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010556:Personality Tests; D012803:Sick Role; D012934:Social Isolation