Earlier studies on gender differences in loneliness appear to have produced contradictory results.
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Earlier studies on gender differences in loneliness appear to have produced contradictory results.
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- Changing the narrative: Loneliness as a social justice issue (2024) · doi
We explain that this dominant narrative (1) increases loneliness and makes people feel worse about this experience, (2) does not account for important predictors of loneliness, (3) guides us to interventions that do not produce sufficiently effective or sustainable change, and (4) hinders broader understandings of the societal impact of loneliness.
Keywords: loneliness explain dominant narrative increases makes people feel worse experience account important predictors guides interventions - Preventing social isolation in later life: findings and insights from a pilot Queensland intervention study (2012) · doi
While the risk factors and social or health outcomes of isolation and loneliness in later life are well documented, evidence regarding the effectiveness of programmes aimed at reducing social isolation in older people remains inconclusive.
Keywords: social isolation risk factors health outcomes loneliness later life well documented evidence regarding effectiveness programmes - Loneliness, social isolation, their synergistic interaction, and mortality. (2018) · doi
OBJECTIVE: Although loneliness and social isolation are distinct constructs, only few studies have examined the putative synergistic effects of loneliness and social isolation on health.
Keywords: loneliness social isolation objective distinct constructs examined putative synergistic effects health - Age differences in loneliness from late adolescence to oldest old age. (2016) · doi
Future research should focus on understanding the specific sources of loneliness in middle-aged adults.
Keywords: future focus understanding specific sources loneliness middle aged adults - Gender Differences in Loneliness (1985) · doi
Earlier studies on gender differences in loneliness appear to have produced contradictory results.
Keywords: earlier gender differences loneliness appear produced contradictory
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