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In a 2-year longitudinal study with two measurement occasions (i.e., 2021 and 2023), data were collected from\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 818 adults aged 75\u00a0years and older (\n                    <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 80.99, SD = 4.07, range = 75\u201395\u00a0years). Participants were recruited from an urban area in southern Germany. A baseline-adjusted autoregressive path model was used to examine the concurrent association of psychological obsolescence with baseline loneliness and its prospective association with follow-up loneliness, accounting for baseline loneliness. Loneliness was assessed using the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and modeled as a manifest variable. Perceived obsolescence was significantly associated with baseline loneliness, with higher loneliness observed among individuals reporting greater psychological obsolescence. At follow-up, psychological obsolescence also showed a significant prospective association with loneliness after accounting for baseline loneliness. Over the two-year period, loneliness demonstrated substantial temporal stability. Among the covariates, being socially isolated and not being in a partnership were associated with higher follow-up loneliness. 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