Astrid Kemperman

Dr. Astrid Kemperman

Department of Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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Astrid KempermanAstrid Kemperman
Astrid Kemperman
Pauline van den BergPauline van den Berg
Pauline van den Berg
Minou WeijsMinou Weijs
Minou Weijs
KUKevin Uijtdewillegen
Kevin Uijtdewillegen
The social participation and integration of older adults are important aspects of healthy aging. However, in general, older adults have smaller social networks than their younger counterparts due to changes in their life cycle stage, such as retirement or age-related losses, along with a declining health and increasing mobility limitations. Consequently, with increasing age, an increasing proportion of older people experience feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Previous studies that have analyzed the relationships between loneliness, social networks, and the living environment have often been based on bivariate relationships or included only a limited number of variables. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze multiple relationships in a more comprehensive framework. Data were collected using a survey among 182 adults aged 65 years and over in the Netherlands. A Bayesian belief network (BBN) modeling approach was used that derives all direct and indirect relationships between the variables. The results showed that feelings of loneliness are directly related to satisfaction with one’s social network and neighborhood attachment and are indirectly related to perceived safety and satisfaction with local amenities and services. This knowledge is relevant to urban planners and policy makers who focus on creating livable and healthy social neighborhoods for the aging population.

1 September 2014 in Landscape and Urban Planning
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Astrid KempermanAstrid Kemperman
Astrid Kemperman
HTHarry Timmermans
Harry Timmermans

1 September 2016 in Travel Behaviour and Society
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Pauline van den BergPauline van den Berg
Pauline van den Berg
Astrid KempermanAstrid Kemperman
Astrid Kemperman
BKBoy de Kleijn
Boy de Kleijn
ABAloys Borgers
Aloys Borgers

10 March 2022 in Journal of Environmental Psychology
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RARianne Appel-Meulenbroek
Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek
Astrid KempermanAstrid Kemperman
Astrid Kemperman
AWAmke van de Water
Amke van de Water
MWMinou Weijs-Perrée
Minou Weijs-Perrée
JVJan Verhaegh
Jan Verhaegh

1 January 2017 in Annals of Tourism Research
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LKLogi Karlsson
Logi Karlsson
Astrid KempermanAstrid Kemperman
Astrid Kemperman
SDSara Dolnicar
Sara Dolnicar

1 January 2020 in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
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QSQi Sun
Qi Sun
TFTao Feng
Tao Feng
Astrid KempermanAstrid Kemperman
Astrid Kemperman
ASAndreas Spahn
Andreas Spahn