Loneliness is associated with various negative mental and physical health outcomes.
Studies on factors associated with loneliness can inform its early screening and prevention …

Purpose Emerging studies address adolescent loneliness a public health problem due to its
negative associations with adverse health. However, evidence concerning adolescent …

Background Children's loneliness has become an increasingly pervasive issue of public
health due to the vulnerability of school-aged children. This study aims to identify latent …

Loneliness is a universal experience that does not respect the boundaries of age, gender,
race, marital or socio-economic status and it may be either persistent and continuous or …

Background Loneliness is common in adolescence and has been linked to various negative
outcomes. Until now, however, there has been little cross-country research on this …

Background: Loneliness is commonly experienced during adolescence and has been
associated with negative health outcomes. Objectives: The present study aimed at …

Background For some adolescents feeling lonely can be a protracted and painful
experience. It has been suggested that engaging in health risk behaviours such as …

Background Loneliness during adolescence has adverse consequences for mental health,
education and employment outcomes. Yet, we know little about common correlates of …

This time-lagged study explores the role of the big-five factors of personality in predicting
school loneliness in adolescent students. Personality data were gathered on 203 Israeli high …

In rural China, left-behind children are likely to suffer chronic loneliness. Research has
identified a variety of factors that may be associated with loneliness among these children. A …