The associations between social isolation, loneliness and the risk of mortality from all
causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are controversial. We systematically …

Background Managing stress and having good quality sleep are inter-related factors that are
essential for health, and both factors seem to be affected by physical activity. Although there …

Using a longitudinal dataset linking biometric and survey data from several cohorts of young
adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (N= 682), we document large disruptions …

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 …

Research into the relationship between happiness and health is developing rapidly,
exploring the possibility that impaired happiness is not only a consequence of ill-health but …

Abstract Changes in levels of the stress-sensitive hormone cortisol from morning to evening
are referred to as diurnal cortisol slopes. Flatter diurnal cortisol slopes have been proposed …

Loneliness is a prevalent and global problem for adult populations, and a number of
different studies have linked it to multiple chronic conditions, including: heart disease, lung …

Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as …

Significance: Social and demographic changes have led to an increased prevalence of
loneliness and social isolation in modern society. Recent Advances: Population-based …

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to build a detailed, integrative profile of the correlates
of young adults' feelings of loneliness, in terms of their current health and functioning and …