Are social media ruining our lives? A review of meta-analytic evidence

M Appel, C Marker, T Gnambs - Review of General …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A growing number of studies have examined the psychological corollaries of using social
networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (often called social media) …

Do the socially rich get richer? A nuanced perspective on social network site use and online social capital accrual.

C Cheng, H Wang, L Sigerson, C Chau - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
The benefits of using social network sites (SNS) have spurred heated debate in academia
and popular culture alike. This study sought to address the debate by formulating a new …

Loneliness and the Big Five personality traits: A meta–analysis

S Buecker, M Maes, JJA Denissen… - European Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This preregistered meta–analysis (k= 113, total n= 93 668) addressed how the Big Five
dimensions of personality (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism …

The development of loneliness through adolescence and young adulthood: Its nature, correlates, and midlife outcomes.

T Von Soest, M Luhmann, D Gerstorf - Developmental psychology, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Adolescence and young adulthood are characterized by substantial sociodemographic,
family, social, and personality changes that may influence loneliness. Although loneliness is …

The stability and change of loneliness across the life span: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

M Mund, MM Freuding, K Möbius… - Personality and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Individuals experience loneliness when they perceive a deficiency in the quality or quantity
of their social relationships. In the present meta-analysis, we compiled data from 75 …

Social isolation and loneliness: Prospective associations with functional status in older adults.

A Shankar, A McMunn, P Demakakos, M Hamer… - Health …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The present analysis aimed to examine the associations of isolation and
loneliness, individually as well as simultaneously, with 2 measures of functional status (gait …

Would the real loneliness please stand up? The validity of loneliness scores and the reliability of single-item scores

M Mund, M Maes, PM Drewke, A Gutzeit, I Jaki… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Several measures that assess loneliness have been developed for adults. Across three
studies, we investigated psychometric features of scores of different versions of the Rasch …

Development of loneliness in midlife and old age: Its nature and correlates.

T von Soest, M Luhmann, T Hansen… - Journal of Personality …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Research has long demonstrated that loneliness is a key risk factor for poor health.
However, less is known about the development and predictors of loneliness across later …

Loneliness and social isolation among young and late middle-age adults: Associations with personal networks and social participation

ST Child, L Lawton - Aging & mental health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Associations between social networks and loneliness or social isolation are well
established among older adults. Yet, limited research examines personal networks and …

Minority stress and loneliness in a global sample of sexual minority adults: The roles of social anxiety, social inhibition, and community involvement

EM Elmer, T van Tilburg, T Fokkema - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Research suggests that loneliness among sexual minority adults is associated with
marginalization, but it is unclear which processes may underlie this relationship. This cross …