title: Cross-national comparisons of social isolation and loneliness: introduction and overview.
abstract: This article provides an introduction to the special volume on research related to issues of social isolation and loneliness for older people. It discusses some key concepts and provides a brief overview of the articles included in the volume.
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Hague. Gierveld@nidi.nl
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Jong Gierveld
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Havens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D012934:Social Isolation; D012961:Sociology