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Loneliness as experienced by adolescents and young adults: an explorative qualitative study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2022
Mental health problems among adolescents and young adults are increasing worldwide together with loneliness, which is considered a global public health problem.
Jessica Hemberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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 ...
Amabile   +50 more
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Loneliness on Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction Among Older, Sicker Adults

open access: yesGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2015
Objective: This study estimated prevalence rates of loneliness, identified characteristics associated with loneliness, and estimated the impact of loneliness on quality of life (QOL) and patient satisfaction.
Shirley Musich PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of transient and chronic loneliness on progression and reversion of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: four-year follow-up

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Frailty is a common condition in older adults that is characterized by transitions between frailty states in both directions (progression and reversion) over time.
Bin-Lin Chu, Wen Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

The relationships between social support and loneliness: A meta-analysis and review

open access: yesActa Psychologica, 2022
The loneliness of modern people is becoming more and more prominent, and has brought profoundly negative effects on mental health. Social support is an important predictor of loneliness.
Xing Zhang, Shenghong Dong
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the Quality of Life, Social and Emotional Loneliness of Physically Disabled Individuals

open access: yesعلوم بهداشتی ایران, 2022
Background and purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between the life quality of physically disabled individuals and their social and emotional loneliness. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional type of research in which "
Tuncay POLAT, Fevziye ÇETİNKAYA
doaj  

Disability and loneliness in the United Kingdom: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of trends and transitions

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Loneliness can have a detrimental impact on health, yet little is known about the association between disability and loneliness. Methods Secondary analysis of three waves of data collected between 2017 and 2020 by the UK’s annual household ...
Eric Emerson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In-Person Contact Begets Calling and Texting: Interpersonal Motives for Cell Phone Use, Face-to-Face interaction, and Loneliness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study examined how cell-phone use is related to interpersonal motives for using cell phones, face-to-face communication, and loneliness. A survey of 232 college students who owned a cell phone revealed that affection and inclusion were relatively ...
Jin, Borae, Park, Namkee
core   +1 more source

Understanding Loneliness in Younger People: Review of the Opportunities and Challenges for Loneliness Interventions

open access: yesInteractive Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Loneliness affects the quality of life of people all around the world. Loneliness is also shown to be directly associated with mental health issues and is often the cause of mental health problems.
Hurmat Ali Shah, Mowafa Househ
doaj   +1 more source

Loneliness, social relations and health and wellbeing in deprived communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
There is growing policy concern about the extent of loneliness in advanced societies, and its prevalence among various social groups. This study looks at loneliness among people living in deprived communities, where there may be additional barriers ...
Ade Kearns   +16 more
core   +1 more source

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