Estimating the prevalence of social and emotional loneliness across the adult lifespan

Abstract Loneliness is associated with detrimental consequences for mental and physical health. Even though loneliness affects people of all ages, very few studies have examined its prevalence across the adult lifespan. Additionally, no study has examined the distinction between social and emotional...

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Main Authors: Aikaterini Manoli, Johanna McCarthy, Richard Ramsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24084-x