Most people have experienced loneliness and have been able to overcome it to reconnect
with other people. In the current review, we provide a life-span perspective on one …

Loneliness is a prevalent condition with adverse effects on physical and mental health.
Evolutionary theories suggest it evolved to drive people to reconnect. However, chronic …

Goossens' review (2012, this issue) nicely maps the progression of scientific research from
its early focus on loneliness as a dysphoric state that results from the discrepancy between a …

Adolescents are often thought to be lonely because they distance themselves from their
parents and are not fully integrated into the social world of their peers. Cacioppo's …

This chapter discusses individual differences in the propensity for loneliness. A sizeable
body of research indicates that sociodemographic factors, social roles, quantity and quality …

Satisfying social relationships are vital for good mental and physical health. Accordingly, we
recommend that the alleviation and prevention of social relationship deficits be a key focus …

In the public debate and media, it has been suggested that there currently is a “loneliness
epidemic” in Western societies. To shed light on this pressing issue we investigated whether …

Loneliness is a common experience with major negative consequences for well-being.
Although much research has examined protective and risk factors for loneliness, we know …

Loneliness is thought to serve as an adaptive signal indicating the need to repair or replace
salutary social connections. Accordingly, loneliness may influence preferences for …

Loneliness is an experience resulting from a perceived discrepancy between expected and
actual social relationships. Although this discrepancy is widely considered the “core …