Loneliness and social isolation in later life result in social exclusion, reduced well-being,
and significant health problems. Yet, we have a limited understanding of the meanings that …

An increasingly common way that high rates of male suicide are understood is via men's
ostensibly poorer abilities to talk about–and more generally seek help for–problems in …

Loneliness has been extensively linked to negative physical and mental health outcomes.
Often defined as a subjective emotion, the influence of sex and gender has regularly been …

Emerging evidence suggests COVID lockdowns have not only increased the social problem
of loneliness but widened the 'loneliness gap'between the most and least lonely people …

Large distances between work and home require many workers to stay away from home for
work over extended periods. An extreme case of such work is fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) work. FIFO …

Background Research into men and masculinities suggests men may be more reluctant than
women to state they are lonely, more reliant on partners/spouses and/or alcohol to tackle it …

Objective Being bullied is a profoundly distressing experience for children and adolescents,
with the potential for adverse mental and behavioral outcomes throughout their adult years …

Research into loneliness has focussed on subpopulations, and in particular those defined
by age, identifying specific contextual factors contributing to their experiences. We suggest …

Across literature on loneliness and ageing, little attention is given to the intersection of
ageing, sexuality and masculinities, and how this shapes the social connections of older …

Sociologists and psychologists now agree on the significance of belonging to the
experience of loneliness. Yet to date, this is unevenly reflected in both survey instruments …