Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

M Ernst, D Niederer, AM Werner, SJ Czaja… - American …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
The COVID-19 pandemic and measures aimed at its mitigation, such as physical distancing,
have been discussed as risk factors for loneliness, which increases the risk of premature …

Social connection as a public health issue: the evidence and a systemic framework for prioritizing the “social” in social determinants of health

J Holt-Lunstad - Annual Review of Public Health, 2022 - annualreviews.org
There is growing interest in and renewed support for prioritizing social factors in public
health both in the USA and globally. While there are multiple widely recognized social …

Immediate and longer-term changes in the mental health and well-being of older adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Zaninotto, E Iob, P Demakakos, A Steptoe - JAMA psychiatry, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Despite the emphasis placed on the psychological impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, evidence from representative studies of older adults including pre–COVID-19 …

Loneliness, social relationships, and mental health in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Cooper, E Hards, B Moltrecht, S Reynolds… - Journal of Affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Loneliness is a common experience in adolescence and is related to a range of mental
health problems. Such feelings may have been increased by social distancing measures …

Is loneliness in emerging adults increasing over time? A preregistered cross-temporal meta-analysis and systematic review.

S Buecker, M Mund, S Chwastek, M Sostmann… - Psychological …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Judged by the sheer amount of global media coverage, loneliness rates seem to be an
increasingly urgent societal concern. From the late 1970s onward, the life experiences of …

Loneliness and the Big Five personality traits: A meta–analysis

S Buecker, M Maes, JJA Denissen… - European Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This preregistered meta–analysis (k= 113, total n= 93 668) addressed how the Big Five
dimensions of personality (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism …

Loneliness from young adulthood to old age: Explaining age differences in loneliness

LC Hawkley, S Buecker, T Kaiser… - … journal of behavioral …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Prior research in non-US samples has found a complex nonlinear relationship between
loneliness and age. This research has shown that established predictors of loneliness …

The development of loneliness through adolescence and young adulthood: Its nature, correlates, and midlife outcomes.

T Von Soest, M Luhmann, D Gerstorf - Developmental psychology, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Adolescence and young adulthood are characterized by substantial sociodemographic,
family, social, and personality changes that may influence loneliness. Although loneliness is …

Gender differences in loneliness across the lifespan: A meta–analysis

M Maes, P Qualter, J Vanhalst… - European Journal …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Different theoretical contentions on gender differences in loneliness exist, often including the
emergence of gender differences in particular developmental periods. To explain those …

The development of subjective well-being across the life span: A meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies.

S Buecker, M Luhmann, P Haehner, JL Bühler… - Psychological …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
How does subjective well-being (SWB) develop across the life span? Theories and previous
empirical research suggest heterogeneous conclusions regarding this question. Therefore …