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Loneliness and life satisfaction amongst three cultural groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Studies into loneliness and life satisfaction have rarely assessed the role of culture in moderating the relationship between these variables. The present study examined the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction using data from three ...
Goodwin, R, Cook, O, Yung, Y
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Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
This paper reviews the empirical literature on social isolation and loneliness and identifies a wide range of published correlates. Using data from a study conducted in North Wales, which included many of the same correlated variables, a statistical ...
G. Clare Wenger   +7 more
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Tackling loneliness evidence review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
n 2018, some of us (Barreto, Matthews, Qualter, Victor) contributed to an ESRC Think Piece on Loneliness and recommended that there needed to be increased investment from UKRI for research examining loneliness. We highlighted key gaps in the evidence and
Kharicha, Kalpa   +11 more
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Cognitive mediators of the effect of peer victimization on loneliness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The impact of stress on psychological adjustment may be mediated by cognitive interpretations (i.e., appraisals) of events for individuals. Defining characteristics of loneliness suggest that appraisals of blame, threat, and perceived control may be ...
Catterson, Jennifer, Hunter, Simon C.
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Loneliness among seniors

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
Introduction: Loneliness is a universal phenomenon that affects people of any age. But it becomes especially painful for people over 60 years of age. Loneliness makes seniors vulnerable to isolation and marginalization.Aim: The aim of the article is to ...
Natalia Skierkowska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loneliness and Health Outcomes Among Malaysian Older Adults

open access: yesMakara Journal of Health Research, 2021
Background: Loneliness is a major social problem among the elderly all over the world. Methods: A community-based survey was conducted among 380 community-dwelling older adults residing in Malaysia. A proportional stratified random sampling method was
Siti Zuhaida Hussein   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loneliness, social support and cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stress [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Self-reported or explicit loneliness and social support have been inconsistently associated with cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) to stress. The present study aimed to adapt an implicit measure of loneliness, and use it alongside the measures of explicit ...
Gidron, Y.Y.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

The prevalence of, and risk factors for, loneliness in later life: a survey of older people in Great Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This study examines the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people in Great Britain, and makes comparisons with the findings of studies undertaken during the last five decades.
Scambler, S   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Perceived Loneliness and Severe Sleep Disorders in Adult Women during the Covid-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study in Colombia

open access: yesJournal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2021
Background: Quarantine is a measure to control COVID-19 spread, resulting in an increased perception of loneliness. In turn, sleep disorders (SD) may be more frequently reported in uncertain circumstances.
Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loneliness as Cause

open access: yesTopoi, 2023
Abstract While loneliness has been linked to various mental and physical health problems, the sense in which loneliness is a cause of these conditions has so far attracted little philosophical attention. This paper aims to fill this gap by analyzing research on health effects of loneliness and therapeutic interventions through current
openaire   +3 more sources

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