Assessing the relationship between perception of everyday life aesthetics and loneliness among older adults: a cross‑sectional study

Loneliness is a common and distressing experience among older adults with adverse health outcomes. The relationship between perceptions of everyday-life aesthetics—defined as the subjective experience of beauty, meaning, and satisfaction in daily activities—and loneliness remains underexplored. This study examined this relationship among older adults in Ardabil, Iran.

This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2025 among 300 older adults aged 60 years or older who were referred to four educational and therapeutic centers in Ardabil, Iran. Participants were recruited through consecutive sampling with proportional allocation across centers. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Aesthetics of Everyday Life Scale for Older Adults (AELSA), and the Loneliness Scale.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients, independent-samples t tests, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression analyses were performed in SPSS version 26.