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 …

Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental
perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows …

Aims: The present study investigates whether loneliness and social isolation are associated
with poor physical and mental health among adolescents and young adults, and whether …

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 …

Loneliness can be operationalized as the actual or perceived absence of those social
relationships that serve to meet basic emotional needs. In contrast to solitude, a chosen …

Background The imperative for physical distancing (mostly referred to as social distancing)
during COVID-19 pandemic may deteriorate physical and mental health. We aimed at …

In meta-analysis, study participants are nested within studies, leading to a multilevel data
structure. The traditional random effects model can be considered as a model with a random …

The aims of this study were to: 1) estimate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) and high
impact chronic pain (HICP) in a community sample of children and adolescents; and 2) …

Background: Loneliness is a transdiagnostic clinical phenomenon that can significantly
impact mental health and well-being across the lifespan. Objective: The aim was to combine …

Loneliness and lack of social well-being are associated with adverse health outcomes and
have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smartphone communication data have …