• Mrs. Ayee.A
• MR. JEAN LUC. A
• Mrs. Vidyalacshmi. P
• Miss. Sankari. S
• Miss. Sadanandavathy. K

Descriptive survey was conducted to assess the loneliness and sociability among elderly women at selected community area in Puducherry. Elderly women who fulfill the inclusion criteria they were selected as a study sample. The study was done at Narambai community area in Kirumampakkam, Puducherry. Total 60 elderly women were used as a study sample through convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by using a loneliness UCLA scale and one dimensional scale for sociability. The study findings reveals that the majority of the elderly women had lower level of loneliness 49(81.7%) and majority of the elderly women had average level of sociability 35(58.3%). There was significant association between elderly women of loneliness and sociability with education and occupation, no significant with demographic variable like age, sex, religion, residence, and marital status, type of family and period of stay.

Descriptive, Loneliness and Sociability, Elderly Women.

"A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LONELINESS AND SOCIABILITY AMONG ELDERLY WOMEN IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT PUDUCHERRY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.419-426, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904F67.pdf

"A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LONELINESS AND SOCIABILITY AMONG ELDERLY WOMEN IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT PUDUCHERRY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp419-426, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904F67.pdf