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Loneliness Matters: A Theoretical and Empirical Review of ...

The purpose of this paper is to review the features and consequences of loneliness within a comprehensive theoretical framework that informs interventions to ...

How social isolation, loneliness can shorten your life - Harvard Gazette

A new study shows that social isolation and loneliness are not same thing but can be connected, sometimes in surprising ways.

The complexity of loneliness - PMC

One study associated living alone with a mortality of 1.66 (95% CI, 1.05-2.63), with a higher mortality rate observed for men than for women; furthermore, a ...

Loneliness Is Epidemic. This UVA Professor Is Searching for a Cure

UVA researchers researching loneliness found that the kind of friends you have makes a big difference ... Are you lonely? If so, you're not alone ...

The state of loneliness and social isolation research

Findings from empirical studies indicate increases in loneliness and/or social isolation are independently associated with poorer health [5].

From Loneliness to Social Connection: Lessons from research and a ...

The findings from this study revealed that among initially healthy people followed over time, loneliness was associated with a 26% increase in ...

Facts and Statistics - Campaign to End Loneliness

There appears to be an association between mental wellbeing and loneliness: research estimates that 60% of people experiencing chronic loneliness experience ...

Can science find ways to ease loneliness?

The concern comes from a large body of studies linking both isolation and loneliness to heightened risk of health conditions including heart ...

The profound power of loneliness | NSF - National Science Foundation

The profound power of loneliness. Depression, dementia and even some useful effects: Research examines how loneliness affects the social human ...

Research Confirms That Loneliness Is Bad for Your Health

A new systematic review strengthens the evidence on the links between social isolation, loneliness, and heart disease.

Researchers examine the relationship between loneliness and ...

A new study by University of Arizona psychologists finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness – unless ...

Social Isolation and Loneliness - World Health Organization (WHO)

... isolation and between 5 and 15 per cent of adolescents experiencing loneliness. A large body of research shows that social isolation and loneliness have a ...

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - HHS.gov

Further research is needed to fully understand the disproportionate impacts of social disconnection. Impacts of Technology on Social Connection. There is more ...

The BBC Loneliness Experiment

The Loneliness Experiment was a study conducted by BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind, in collaboration with Wellcome Collection and researchers at The University ...

Loneliness and Social Connections - Our World in Data

Researchers have found that loneliness correlates with subsequent increases in symptoms related to dementia, depression, and many other issues related to mental ...

A Post-Pandemic Look at the State of Loneliness among U.S. Adults

79% of adults aged 18 to 24 report feeling lonely compared to 41% of seniors aged 66 and older. This is consistent with earlier research. More ...

Fighting loneliness by finding purpose | Arts & Sciences

A study co-authored by Patrick Hill highlights the health benefits of a purposeful life.

Psychology Professor on the "Loneliness Epidemic"

You study the health consequences of increased social isolation. What does your research show? Loneliness Epidemic Q & A. In work in my own ...

Researchers Call for National Public Health Effort to Prevent ...

The study examined the research literature on effective interventions for loneliness. Researchers identified a range of preventive or ...

Loneliness: The Shadow Pandemic, Research by Holt-Lunstad and ...

Research by BYU professors Julianne Holt-Lunstad and Timothy Smith has shown that loneliness is more deadly than smoking, obesity, and pollution.