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The Internet and Loneliness

open access: yesAMA Journal of Ethics, 2023
The internet and related media play key roles in education, work, and leisure. It could be argued that people have better interpersonal interactions because of social media, which could reduce loneliness. But documented internet use patterns suggest that the internet increases loneliness.
Andrew P, Smith, Hasah, Alheneidi
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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 ...
Amabile   +50 more
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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
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On Health and Loneliness

open access: yesAMA Journal of Ethics, 2023
This essay connects loneliness with health problems and argues that both are comorbid with authoritarian politics. Although an old idea from Plato and Aristotle, this problem takes an acute shape in the contemporary world, as argued by Hegel, Hannah Arendt, and Kate Manne, and has a gendered dimension, as men are lonelier than women.
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The Loneliness of Aging [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Emergency Nursing, 2021
Isolation and loneliness have become buzz words when discussing older adults during the coronavirus disease pandemic; yet, these are age-old problems. Both have been studied extensively, yet there currently is no rapid or succinct tool that can be used in the emergency department to screen for either, or a consensus of evidence-based ways to correct ...
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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
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Understanding user communication around loneliness on online forums.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Increasingly, individuals experiencing loneliness are seeking support on online forums-some of which focus specifically on discussions around loneliness (loneliness forums); loneliness may influence how these individuals communicate in other online ...
Anietie Andy
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The association between loneliness and psychiatric symptomatology in older psychiatric outpatients

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Purpose: loneliness in adults increases with age. Although loneliness has been found to be associated with psychiatric disorders and dementia, no information is available on prevalence of loneliness in older psychiatric patients.
N. Schutter
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Predictors of and changes in older adult loneliness in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives: Despite increasing numbers of longitudinal studies addressing loneliness in recent years, the ways in which variables influence changes in loneliness over time are not well understood.
Kerr, Daniel
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Metastasis on pause: How dormant tumor cells stay hidden within the tumor microenvironment and evade immune surveillance

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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