It is all in their mind: A review on information processing bias in lonely individuals

AWM Spithoven, P Bijttebier, L Goossens - Clinical psychology review, 2017 - Elsevier
Loneliness is a distressing emotional state that motivates individuals to renew and maintain
social contact. It has been suggested that lonely individuals suffer from a cognitive bias …

Self-esteem in early adolescence as predictor of depressive symptoms in late adolescence and early adulthood: The mediating role of motivational and social factors

M Masselink, E Van Roekel, AJ Oldehinkel - Journal of youth and …, 2018 - Springer
Ample research has shown that low self-esteem increases the risk to develop depressive
symptoms during adolescence. However, the mechanism underlying this association …

“A short story of a lonely guy”: A qualitative thematic analysis of involuntary celibacy using Reddit

D Maxwell, SR Robinson, JR Williams, C Keaton - Sexuality & Culture, 2020 - Springer
Scant research exists on those who classify as involuntarily celibate. Research in the past
has focused on groups such as people celibate in marriage, those with chronic disease or …

Loneliness and social isolation among young and late middle-age adults: Associations with personal networks and social participation

ST Child, L Lawton - Aging & mental health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Associations between social networks and loneliness or social isolation are well
established among older adults. Yet, limited research examines personal networks and …

State loneliness is associated with emotional hypervigilance in daily life: A network analysis

J Meng, X Wang, D Wei, J Qiu - Personality and Individual Differences, 2020 - Elsevier
Loneliness is associated with many physical and mental health problems, but the underlying
mechanism remains unclear. Studies on trait loneliness have found evidence supporting the …

Loneliness effects on personality

M Mund, FJ Neyer - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Individuals feel lonely when they perceive a discrepancy between their desired and their
actually experienced quantity and quality of social relationships. Prior research has …

Direct and indirect effects of relationship status through unmet need to belong and fear of being single on young adults' romantic loneliness

K Adamczyk - Personality and Individual Differences, 2018 - Elsevier
Prior research has extensively documented the association between marital and
relationship status and romantic loneliness; however, the mechanism explaining this …

Loneliness in emerging adulthood: A scoping review

EM Kirwan, A Burns, PS O'Súilleabháin… - Adolescent Research …, 2024 - Springer
Loneliness is prevalent during emerging adulthood (approximately 18–25 years) and is an
important issue given it has been linked to poorer physical and mental health outcomes …

Loneliness is associated with the subjective evaluation of but not daily dynamics in partner relationships

M Mund, R Weidmann, C Wrzus… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Loneliness describes a perceived deficiency in quantitative or qualitative aspects of
individuals' social relationships. Whereas the health-related consequences of loneliness are …

Modeling social interaction dynamics measured with smartphone sensors: An ambulatory assessment study on social interactions and loneliness

T Elmer, G Lodder - Journal of Social and Personal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
More and more data are being collected using combined active (eg, surveys) and passive
(eg, smartphone sensors) ambulatory assessment methods. Fine-grained temporal data …