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 …

This chapter reviews the evolving field of evidence-based couple relationship education
(RE). RE is aimed at helping couples sustain a mutually satisfying, committed relationship. In …

Loneliness concerns the subjective evaluation of the situation individuals are involved in,
characterized either by a number of relationships with friends and colleagues which is …

Loneliness concerns the subjective evaluation that the number of relationships is smaller
than the individual considers desirable or that the intimacy that the individual wishes for has …

This third edition of Family Communication carefully examines state-of-the art research and
theories of family communication and family relationships. In addition to presenting …

The goal of this research is to test whether often observed correlates of loneliness in older
age are related to onset of loneliness longitudinally. Despite the increasing number of …

This study aimed to explore the loneliness of several groups of older immigrants in Canada
compared to native-born older adults. Data from the Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle …

Objective: Associations between social networks and loneliness or social isolation are well
established among older adults. Yet, limited research examines personal networks and …

More than two decades of research has consistently indicated that feelings of loneliness
among older people are more common in southern Europe than in its northern parts, with …

Objectives To establish the prevalence of loneliness among family caregivers of people with
dementia and to identify potential risk factors for loneliness. Methods Using data from the …