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Internet addiction and loneliness among children and adolescents in the education setting: an empirical pilot study [PDF]

, 2014
Research into various behavioural addictions has shown that such behaviour can negatively impact psychological wellbeing. One behavioural addiction that has been increasingly studied empirically is that of Internet Addiction (IA).
Griffiths, MD, Patrão, IM, Pontes, HM
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Social support and sense of loneliness in solitary older adults [PDF]

, 2017
Older people are vulnerable to loneliness and isolation. Solitary seniors are more likely to suffer the feelings of loneliness with inadequate social networks. Based on a face-to-face questionnaire survey with 151 community-dwelling solitary seniors, the
CT Veit, H White, I Chi, J Jong Gierveld De, JE Lubben, KB Adams, MMS Rodrigues, MP Lawton, X Bai, Y Chen, Y Chen, Y Netz, YZ Shi   +12 more
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Loneliness

, 2018
Many children report feeling lonely sometimes or often. For most of thosechildren, loneliness is a temporary experience, serving an adaptive function by motivating them to reconnect to others. Some children, however, feel lonely across long periods of time.
Maes, Marlies, Vanhalst, Janne, Qualter, Pamela   +2 more
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The role of the Intermediate Care Team in detecting and responding to loneliness in older clients [PDF]

, 2016
The Intermediate Care Team (ICT) supports patients in their own homes to manage complex needs. They are ideally placed in the community to identify older adults at risk of loneliness. However, little is known about how ICT professionals perceive, detect,
Beaumont J, Hagan Hennessy C, Meakins E, Perlman D, Victor C   +4 more
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Impact of the sense of power on loneliness among international students in China: the chain mediating role of perceived discrimination and loneliness stigma

BMC Psychology
Background Loneliness is a common emotional experience among international students that can affect their mental health, cultural adaptation, and academic development.
Qunming Yuan, Xinchang Lu, Xiaoli Shi, Jiaqi Leng, Zhiguang Fan   +4 more
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Relationship between qualitative and quantitative loneliness and suicidal ideation by occupational classification in the working-age population: a nationally-representative survey

BMC Public Health
Background Rising digitalization and individualism in the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic have increased loneliness and related problems in the working-age population.
Jihye Heo, Jin Lee, Hyunjin Cho, Juhee Cho, Danbee Kang   +4 more
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Moderation Effects of Autonomy and Personal Growth on the Association of Sociotropy and Different Types of Loneliness

Social Sciences
Loneliness is one of the most widespread conditions that affect one’s physical and mental health. Loneliness is found in all populations despite age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or socio-economic status.
Olga Strizhitskaya, Inna Murtazina
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An investigation of loneliness and related factors among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term naval missions [PDF]

فصلنامه ابن سینا, 2016
Background: Given the important effects of loneliness on health and it has not been studied precisely in our country among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term missions, therefore, the current study was done to investigate loneliness and ...
M Amidi Mazaheri, Sh Mirzaman, Z Manouchehri, Z Torabi   +3 more
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Meaning in life: bidirectional relationship with depression, anxiety, and loneliness in a longitudinal cohort of older primary care patients with multimorbidity

BMC Geriatrics
Background Depression, anxiety and loneliness are common among older patients. As a potential psychological buffer against these challenges, meaning in life (MIL) remains underexplored in longitudinal studies within this population.
King Wa Tam, Dexing Zhang, Yiqi Li, Zijun Xu, Qiao Li, Yang Zhao, Lu Niu, Samuel YS Wong   +7 more
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Centrality in children's best friend networks: the role of social behaviour [PDF]

, 2014
Centrality is an indicator of an individual's relative importance within a social group. Predictors of centrality in best friendship networks were examined in 146 children (70 boys, 76 girls, Mage= 9.95). Children completed measures of social confidence,
Betts, LR, Stiller, J
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