According to a survey published online January 23, 2020 by the health insurer Cigna, more
than three in five Americans are lonely, with more and more people reporting feelings of …

Purpose: To inform health behavior intervention design, we sought to quantify loneliness
and its correlates, including social media use, among adults in the United States. Design …

Purpose Loneliness is increasingly recognised as the next critical public health issue. A
plausible reason for this concern may be related to emerging societal trends affecting the …

Loneliness is a potent predictor of negative health outcomes, making it important to identify
risk factors for loneliness. Though extant studies have identified characteristics associated …

Those ads, though well-intentioned, epitomize common misconceptions about loneliness,
says Victor, a professor of gerontology and public health at Brunel University London. In …

Background Evidence provides inconsistent findings on risk factors and health outcomes
associated with loneliness. The aim of this work was to grade the evidence on risk factors …

Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a public health issue because elevated
loneliness increases one's risk for depression, compromised immunity, chronic illness, and …

Loneliness is a pervasive experience with adverse impacts on health and well-being.
Despite its significance, notable gaps impede a full understanding of how loneliness …

Public-health leaders immediately praised the idea—and for good reason. In recent
decades, researchers have discovered that loneliness left untreated is not just psychically …

Loneliness is not a new phenomenon but in recent years, there has been a growing interest
in understanding how feelings of 'perceived social isolation'can influence our health and …