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Hearing loss is frequently linked to feelings of loneliness and social isolation, especially with advancing age, although the mechanisms underlying these links are not well defined. We examined the associations between subjective hearing and frequency and quality of routine social interactions in a national sample of adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were from the second waves of the Midlife in the United States study and the National Study of Daily Experiences. Participants (N\u2009=\u20091,870) rated their hearing compared to peers, reported frequency of contact with friends and family, and were interviewed daily for 8 consecutive days about positive and negative social interactions during each day.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Poorer subjective hearing was associated with significantly less frequent social contact, a greater number of arguments and avoided arguments across the 8-day period, and fewer positive interactions. The only evidence of moderation was the association between hearing and the number of arguments; Black (compared to White) participants with poorer hearing had fewer arguments, but otherwise age, sex, and race and ethnicity did not moderate any of the associations between subjective hearing and frequency or quality of social interactions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These results support the possibility that impaired hearing may affect the quality of routine social interactions, potentially increasing the risk of social isolation and loneliness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/geronb\/gbaf261","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]],"date-time":"2025-12-16T12:43:01Z","timestamp":1765888981000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Poorer subjective hearing is associated with less frequent and more negative social interactions in older adults"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"81","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3587-2138","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elliot M","family":"Friedman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Markus H","family":"Schafer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, Baylor University , Waco, Texas,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Melissa M","family":"Franks","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6159-8788","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexander L","family":"Francis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026020516213389100_gbaf261-B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"470","DOI":"10.1097\/AUD.0000000000000515","article-title":"Hearing handicap and speech recognition correlate with self-reported listening effort and fatigue","volume":"39","author":"Alhanbali","year":"2018","journal-title":"Ear and Hearing"},{"key":"2026020516213389100_gbaf261-B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"41","DOI":"10.1177\/1073191102091","article-title":"The daily inventory of stressful events: An interview-based approach for measuring daily stressors","volume":"9","author":"Almeida","year":"2002","journal-title":"Assessment"},{"key":"2026020516213389100_gbaf261-B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"30","DOI":"10.1080\/14992027.2021.1915506","article-title":"A scoping review of studies investigating hearing loss, social isolation and\/or loneliness in adults","volume":"60","author":"Bott","year":"2021","journal-title":"International Journal of Audiology"},{"key":"2026020516213389100_gbaf261-B4","volume-title":"How healthy are we? 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