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 …

The focus on the negative side of technology has become a prominent factor in the
understanding of the interactions between humans and technology. However, there is a …

This study explores the link between smartphone addiction in senior high-school students,
parent–child relationship, loneliness, and self-efficacy on the basis of the theory of planned …

The current study investigated how adolescents' loneliness relates to school connectedness,
classmate support, teacher support, and offline and online communication with friends. We …

Purpose This study aimed to understand adolescents' experiences, negative feelings and
coping mechanisms associated with the major disruption caused by the COVID-19 …

Despite the relevance of loneliness to family scholarship, an attempt to integrate various
perspectives on loneliness with relevant insights from loneliness research for understanding …

In the age of advanced information networks, the importance of adolescent mental health
has received increasing attention. While previous research has focused on the effects of …

Background Due to changes in family policy in China, pregnancy at advanced age (30 years
old or above) is prevalent. Advanced maternal age is known to be related to a variety of …

In this commentary, we address the strengths and limitations of prevailing
conceptualizations of family, particularly in relation to advancing health equity. To better …

Incongruent perceptions of parental emotional expressivity between parents and
adolescents may signify relational challenges, potentially impacting adolescents' …