The prevalence of loneliness across 113 countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

DL Surkalim, M Luo, R Eres, K Gebel, J Van Buskirk… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objectives To identify data availability, gaps, and patterns for population level prevalence of
loneliness globally, to summarise prevalence estimates within World Health Organization …

Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Su, W Rao, M Li, G Caron, C D'Arcy… - International …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Pandemics and their public health control measures have generally substantially
increased the level of loneliness and social isolation in the general population. Because of …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness around the world: Age, gender, and cultural differences in loneliness

M Barreto, C Victor, C Hammond, A Eccles… - Personality and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The BBC Loneliness Experiment provided a unique opportunity to examine
differences in the experience of lonelines across cultures, age, and gender, and the …

[PDF][PDF] Social isolation and loneliness among older people: advocacy brief

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
Social isolation and loneliness among older people Page 1 ADVOCACY BRIEF: Social
isolation and loneliness among older people Page 2 Acknowledgements The development of …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for loneliness: A literature review

M Barjaková, A Garnero, B d'Hombres - Social science & medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Rationale Increasingly, loneliness is being recognised as a serious problem with detrimental
effects on health, as well as on social cohesion and community trust. To effectively tackle this …

Loneliness as a predictor of suicidal ideation and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

H McClelland, JJ Evans, R Nowland… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Suicide and suicidal behaviour are global health concerns with complex
aetiologies. Given the recent research and policy focus on loneliness, this systematic review …

Unemployment and psychological distress among young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological resources and risk factors

N Achdut, T Refaeli - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the wake of COVID-19, unemployment and its potential deleterious consequences have
attracted renewed interest. We examined (1) the association between unemployment …

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 default network of the human brain is associated with perceived social isolation

RN Spreng, E Dimas, L Mwilambwe-Tshilobo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Humans survive and thrive through social exchange. Yet, social dependency also comes at
a cost. Perceived social isolation, or loneliness, affects physical and mental health, cognitive …

Together apart: the mitigating role of digital communication technologies on negative affect during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy

A Gabbiadini, C Baldissarri, F Durante… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has forced governments to impose a lockdown, and
many people have suddenly found themselves having to reduce their social relations …