Background Young people have a higher prevalence of loneliness than other age groups,
and they are also at risk of depression. Quantitative studies describe a bidirectional …

Background Loneliness is common among youth and is associated with poor physical and
mental health, and poor educational outcomes. To date, there have been no meta‐analyses …

Purpose Loneliness can affect people at any time and for some it can be an overwhelming
feeling leading to negative thoughts and feelings. The current study, based on the Adult …

Objectives Periods of social isolation are associated with loneliness in children and young
people, and loneliness is associated with poor mental and physical health. Children and …

Purpose Loneliness is a common problem that can affect an individual's physical and mental
wellbeing. While loneliness has been extensively researched among older people, relatively …

Based on current theories of depression, reciprocal links between loneliness and
depressive symptoms are expected to occur. However, longitudinal studies on adolescent …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most prevalent affective disorder and
the leading cause of illness and disability among young people worldwide. Besides being …

Background Loneliness is common in adolescence and has been linked to various negative
outcomes. Until now, however, there has been little cross-country research on this …

EXPERIENCING LONELINESS (ie, the negative emotional response to a discrepancy
between the desired quality and the achieved quality of one's social network; Peplau & …

Introduction Loneliness is prevalent and associated with negative health outcomes in young
people. Our understanding of how it can be best addressed is limited. This systematic review …