Risk factors for loneliness: A literature review

Social Science & Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 334, С. 116163 - 116163

Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2023

Increasingly, loneliness is being recognised as a serious problem with detrimental effects on health, well social cohesion and community trust. To effectively tackle this complex issue, clear understanding of the phenomenon its main drivers needed. Over years scientific research loneliness, many potential risk factors have emerged been tested empirically.This narrative review 109 studies provides concise summary empirical evidence for presents an additional section dedicated to COVID-19 pandemic.Given very large number existing studies, emphasis placed recent meta-analyses systematic literature reviews longitudinal studies. Similarly, given possible which may differ based geographical cultural context, focuses from Europe North America.The results show that demographic often correlate but in cases link becomes negligible when controlling other factors. Often, physical mental health problems are found be associated so some psychological factors, such neuroticism or extroversion. Loneliness also depends environment one lives, possibly broader socio-economic socio-cultural contexts. Nevertheless, shows ultimately everything comes down quantity quality relationships. In particular, marital status, living arrangements characteristics one's personal network quite consistently among strongest predictors loneliness. These findings about remained valid during pandemic.The implications policy, who most vulnerable groups key designing targeted policy solutions

Язык: Английский

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Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era

Nature Human Behaviour, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 6(10), С. 1333 - 1343

Опубликована: Окт. 18, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Mental Health Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Collapsing Economy: Perspectives from a Developing Country

Psychiatry Research, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 294, С. 113520 - 113520

Опубликована: Окт. 22, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Leisure and Problem Gaming Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents During School Closures Caused by COVID-19 in Hong Kong: Quantitative Cross-sectional Survey Study

JMIR Serious Games, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 9(2), С. e26808 - e26808

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2021

Background School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated students’ loneliness, addictive gaming behaviors, and poor mental health. These health issues confronting young people are of public concern. Objective This study aimed to examine associations between loneliness addiction behaviors among in Hong Kong investigate how familial factors, psychological distress, gender differences moderate these relationships. Methods cross-sectional was conducted June 2020 when schools reopened after 6 months school closures. Participants included 2863 children adolescents primary (Grades 4 6) secondary 7 8) (female participants: 1502/2863, 52.5%). Chi-square tests, one-way analyses variance, independent-samples t tests were performed compare distribution across gender, age, other sociodemographic characteristics. Multinomial logistic regression identify factors that relate excessive or pathological separately, comparison with leisure gaming. Results A total 83.0% (2377/2863) participants played video games pandemic. The prevalence game 20.9% (597/2863) 5.3% (153/2863), respectively. More male students had symptoms than female students. multinomial regressions showed feeling lonely associated more problematic association stronger for older Low socioeconomic status, less parental support supervision, risk especially Conclusions Loneliness behaviors; findings from this suggested similar age groups people. Familial supervision can protect developing behaviors. implications prevention early intervention on behalf policy makers developers.

Язык: Английский

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Adolescents' Longitudinal School Engagement and Burnout Before and During COVID‐19—The Role of Socio‐Emotional Skills

Journal of Research on Adolescence, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 31(3), С. 796 - 807

Опубликована: Авг. 26, 2021

This longitudinal study examined school engagement and burnout profiles among early middle adolescents before during COVID-19, within-class latent change stability in students' socio-emotional skills the profiles. The data were collected fall 2019 2020 from 1381 5th to 6th, 1374 7th 8th grade students. Using repeated measures profile analyses based on we identified five well-being both samples showing structural similarity: normative (53% sample 1; 69% 2), moderate-decreasing (4%; 5%), high-decreasing (17%; 10%), low-increasing (6%;7%) moderate-increasing (20%; 10%) groups. groups with increasing showed simultaneous increase intrapersonal competencies but less changes interpersonal outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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A qualitative study about the mental health and wellbeing of older adults in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Geriatrics, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Июль 26, 2021

The objective of this study was to examine factors that threatened and protected the wellbeing older adults living in UK during social distancing restrictions due COVID-19 pandemic.Semi-structured telephone or video interviews with 20 aged over 70. Purposive sampling methods were used increase diversity within group. Transcripts analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Participants described potential threats their pandemic, including fears for mortality, grieving normal life, concerns future. Participants also activities behaviours helped protect mental health, adopting a slower pace maintaining routine, socialising, past coping skills. Many participants drew on resilience life experience self-manage fear uncertainty associated time lockdown reflect organise end-of-life affairs.This provides UK-based evidence while some experienced challenges first wave COVID-19, many resilient throughout despite early reported health consequences among adult population. Our findings highlight importance access essentials promote feelings normality use support help reduce times pandemics.

Язык: Английский

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Depression and loneliness of older adults in Europe and Israel after the first wave of covid-19

European Journal of Ageing, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 19(4), С. 849 - 861

Опубликована: Авг. 24, 2021

Epidemic control measures that aim to introduce social distancing help decelerate the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. However, their consequences in terms mental well-being might be negative, especially for older adults. While existing studies mainly focus on time during first lockdown, we look at weeks afterward order measure medium-term wave Using data from SHARE Corona Survey, include retired respondents aged 60 and above 25 European countries plus Israel. Combining with macro-data Oxford Government Response Tracker allows us macro-indicators country level, namely number deaths per 100,000 days stringent epidemic measures, addition individual characteristics. The findings show both are influential increased feelings sadness/depression, but factors crucial explaining loneliness after lockdown. Models interaction reveal included have negative consequences, particularly oldest survey participants. Additionally, results those living alone had a higher risk wave.

Язык: Английский

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Surging trends in prescriptions and costs of antidepressants in England amid COVID-19

DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 29(1), С. 217 - 221

Опубликована: Март 13, 2021

Abstract The social restrictions amid coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have posed a serious threat to mental health and implications in the use of medications for including antidepressants (ADs). This study investigated trends prescriptions costs various ADs England during COVID-19 pandemic. National prescribing rates net ingredient (NIC) all 2016 2020 were analyed. total number dispensed (January December 2020) 78 million, 4 million more than that costed NHS £ 139 2019. Sertraline, an SSRI antidepressant drug, alone accounted extra £113 peak dispensing was observed March while AD drugs peaked April 2020. rising prescription is potential cause concern, particular increasing adolescents younger adults needs attention, who are at higher risk life-threatening adverse drug reactions.

Язык: Английский

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Reexamining Social Media and Socioemotional Well-Being Among Adolescents Through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Theoretical Review and Directions for Future Research

Perspectives on Psychological Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 17(3), С. 662 - 679

Опубликована: Ноя. 10, 2021

Social media has rapidly transformed the ways in which adolescents socialize and interact with world, contributed to ongoing public debate about whether social is helping or harming adolescents. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified both challenges opportunities of adolescents’ social-media use, necessitates revisiting conversation around teens media. In this article, we discuss key aspects adolescent use socioemotional well-being outline how these issues may be amplified context pandemic. We as a springboard future research directions for field, goal moving away from reductionist approaches toward more nuanced perspective understand who, what, when its impact on well-being. conclude commentary psychological science can inform translation provide evidence-based recommendations use.

Язык: Английский

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A longitudinal analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of middle-aged and older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Nature Aging, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 1(12), С. 1137 - 1147

Опубликована: Ноя. 25, 2021

Язык: Английский

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