loneliness

Also known as lonesomeness

thumb|Loneliness by Hans Thoma ([[National Museum in Warsaw)]]

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Research

20,082 papers

The relationships between social support and loneliness: A meta-analysis and review.ReviewActa psychologica · 2022Zhang X, Dong SDOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103616
[Loneliness at the end of life].ReviewBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Seiler A, Evstigneev SR, Hepp Z et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00103-024-03943-0
Loneliness at end-of-life: A scoping review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2023Ho KHM, Yang C, Ng MSN et al.DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16748
Loneliness and social media.ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Hall JADOI: 10.1111/nyas.15275
[Loneliness as health risk: a narrative review].ReviewBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Buecker S, Neuber ADOI: 10.1007/s00103-024-03939-w
Loneliness in autistic adults: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Grace K, Remington A, Lloyd-Evans B et al.DOI: 10.1177/13623613221077721
Loneliness in Pregnancy and Parenthood: Impacts, Outcomes, and Costs.ReviewThe Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2024Nowland R, Charles J, Thomson GDOI: 10.59249/NKTK3337
Loneliness among cancer caregivers: A narrative review.ReviewPalliative & supportive care · 2020Gray TF, Azizoddin DR, Nersesian PVDOI: 10.1017/S1478951519000804

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Encyclopedic overview

50 sections

Contents

Causes
Existential
Cultural
Lack of meaningful relationships
Relationship loss
Situational
Self-perpetuating
Social contagion
Internet
Genetics
Ageing
Other
Typology
Social loneliness
Emotional loneliness
Family loneliness
Romantic loneliness
Other
Demarcation
Differences between feeling lonely and being socially isolated
Transient vs. chronic loneliness
Loneliness as a human condition
Prevalence
Increasing prevalence
Effects
Transient
Chronic
Benefits
Brain
Physical health
Death
Mental health
Suicide
Society level
Physiological mechanisms linked to poor health
Relief
Medical treatment
NGO and community led
Government
Pets
Technology
Effectiveness of digital technology interventions
Religion
Others
Effectiveness
Historical emergence of loneliness as a social problem
See also
Notes and references
Further reading
External links

thumb|Loneliness by Hans Thoma ([[National Museum in Warsaw)]]

Loneliness is an unpleasant emotional response to perceived or actual isolation. Loneliness has been described as social pain, a psychological mechanism that motivates individuals to seek social connections. This condition is frequently associated to a perceived lack of emotional connection and intimacy. Loneliness overlaps and yet is distinct from solitude. Solitude is simply the state of being apart from others; however, not all individuals who experience solitude feel lonely. Loneliness, as a subjective emotion, can be experienced even in the presence of others.

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