Risk factors for loneliness: A literature review

M Barjaková, A Garnero, B d'Hombres - Social science & medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Fear of missing out and social networking sites use and abuse: A meta-analysis

G Fioravanti, S Casale, SB Benucci, A Prostamo… - Computers in Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
A growing body of research has examined the potential effects of the Fear of Missing Out
(FoMO) on Social Networking Site (SNS) use and Problematic SNS use (PSNSU). The aim …

Loneliness and its association with social media use during the COVID-19 outbreak

T Bonsaksen, M Ruffolo, J Leung, D Price… - Social Media+ …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic changed social interaction for many
and increased the risk of loneliness in the general population. Social media use has been …

International students' psychosocial well-being and social media use at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis

YA Chen, T Fan, CL Toma, S Scherr - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examined the link between the psychosocial well-being and social media use of
international students in the US at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when social …

Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter?

T Bonsaksen, M Ruffolo, D Price, J Leung… - Health psychology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: We aimed to examine the association between social media use and
loneliness two years after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Methods: Participants were …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Baarck, B d'Hombres, G Tintori - Health policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of the study is to examine the prevalence of loneliness in Europe in
2016 and during the first months–April-July 2020–of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess …

Students' mental health, well-being, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-national study

T Bonsaksen, V Chiu, J Leung, M Schoultz… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, much research has been devoted to assessing mental
health in a variety of populations. Students in higher education appear to be particularly …

New older users' attitudes toward social networking sites and loneliness: The case of the oldest-old residents in a small Italian city

G Casanova, S Abbondanza, E Rolandi… - Social Media+ …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults make little use of social networking sites (SNS). SNS has become essential for
maintaining social contacts and countering loneliness in the current era marked by the …

Experiences of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Yan, K Howden, AL Mahar, I Scott, C Glidden… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent
and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of …

[HTML][HTML] Social media use and its associations with mental health 9 months after the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-national study

H Thygesen, T Bonsaksen, M Schoultz… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of millions
across the globe. Strict social distancing policies and periodic lockdowns has led to an …