Residential mobility in older Dutch adults: Influence of late life events

B.A. Bloem, T.G. van Tilburg, G.C.F. Thomese

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    Abstract

    In this study, we examined life course events of older Dutch adults in relation to three types of moves and the moving distance. Using the frameworks developed by Litwak and Longino (1987) and Mulder and Hooimeijer (1999), we stipulated life events or triggers and conditions in various life domains. We selected a total of 1160 men and 1321 women (aged 54 to 91) from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. We conducted multinomial logistic regression analyses to predict moves to a residential care facility, adapted housing or regular housing and to predict the moving distance. Retirement, an empty nest, widowhood and a decline in health each triggered specific moves. In additional analyses, the effects of triggers, especially health changes, were moderated by conditions. There is no indication of a specific trajectory of moves associated with consecutive life events, as suggested by Litwak and Longino. By combining triggers and conditions, however, the framework developed by Mulder and Hooimeijer allows for a more valid analysis.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)21-44
    Number of pages24
    JournalInternational Journal of Ageing and Later Life
    Volume3
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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