Loneliness comes in many forms and can strike at any time and at any age.
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Julian Assange spent years in some form of isolation. Just how damaging can that be for your mental and physical health?
Here are six examples (among many) in which De Niro’s roles embody a sense of isolation, both visually and thematically.
AI chatbots offer unconditional support, but this could lead users to develop an inflated self image – and impede their chances of positive social interactions with real people.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
Fran (Daisy Ridley) has a complex and creative inner world that she escapes into in order to feel real.
A recent study showed encouraging people with obesity to interact with others more can keep them alive for longer.
The need to connect is fundamental. But diminishing social ties and community support are contributing to the loneliness epidemic.
As far back as the dawn of the internet, scholars have discussed how AI might serve to replace (or supplement) human relationships.
Don’t believe the hype about products claiming they can help you live longer. Here are five lifestyle changes to prioritise instead.
Young people were experiencing increasing rates of loneliness well before the pandemic shut things down.
Homesickness will affect almost everyone at some point in their life.
Inflammation could be the missing puzzle piece.
It’s important to identify the root causes of your stress and to find the coping mechanisms that work best for you.
Autistic people are not only more likely to feel lonely but are also more likely to experience it more acutely than non-autistic people according to new research.
Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how do individual people pick those who will become their friends?
Humans are social beings so it’s no wonder that feeling isolated can affect the way we think
COVID lockdowns and the rise of the gig economy have led to loneliness becoming an issue in the workplace.
For people who feel lonely, a trip to the supermarket could help – if only the store provided opportunities to chat at the checkout. A Dutch chain has done just that, and customers and staff love it.
More than half our interviewees described feelings of profound anguish as long COVID forced them to doubt their identity and question their life purpose
Principais colaboradores
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Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor Applied Social and Policy Research; Director, Centre for Loneliness Studies, Sheffield Hallam University
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Assistant Professor in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington
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Associate Professor in Urban Health and Environment; NHMRC Career Development Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Modern History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, King's College London
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, ARC Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness, University of Sydney
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Professor in Psychology, Macquarie University
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Professor in Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University London
