The conceptual literature is scant on the experiences of older single African American adults. We aim to contribute to the scholarship on singlehood within specific populations (e.g., African American) and in particular life phases (e.g., late adulthood). We begin with a presentation of life course theory. We then review literature that underscores the importance of age, resources (i.e., individual, family, social, financial), and stressful events in predicting levels of independence and self-fulfillment as well as loneliness, regret, and dissatisfaction. We focus on the experiences of older single African American adults. Following this discussion, we propose a new conceptual framework of singlehood in late life. We then summarize key points, offer recommendations, and propose future directions.

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非裔美国人晚年单身

关于老年单身非洲裔美国成年人的经历的概念性文献很少。我们的目标是为特定人群（例如非裔美国人）和特定生命阶段（例如成年晚期）的单身奖学金做出贡献。我们首先介绍生命历程理论。然后，我们回顾了强调年龄、资源（即个人、家庭、社会、财务）和压力事件在预测独立和自我实现以及孤独、遗憾和不满水平方面的重要性的文献。我们关注老年单身非裔美国成年人的经历。经过这次讨论，我们提出了一个关于晚年单身的新概念框架。然后我们总结要点，提出建议，并提出未来的方向。