Loneliness is not merely an emotional state; it acts as a physiological stressor that increases risks for heart disease and ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3- Good health and wellbeing. Loneliness is commonly defined as the unwelcome feeling of a lack or loss of companionship that occurs when ...

Youth aged 13–17 report the highest rates of loneliness of any age group. A large-scale study confirms that loneliness ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu New longitudinal evidence suggests that moments of awe, even during pandemic isolation, may help buffer ...

Social isolation (the objective state of having few social relationships or infrequent social contact with others) and loneliness (a subjective feeling of being isolated) are public health risks that ...

This activity was supported by a contract between the National Academy of Sciences and the AARP Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not ...

Social media users are connecting woman's viral video with a term originated in a sinister short story ...

In a time of social loneliness and a lack of social connection, have we become too boundaried? Boundaries have become part of our social understanding in recent years—the importance of setting ...

As a stunned nation mourned with the Tumbler Ridge community in the wake of Tuesday’s devastating mass school shooting, waves of debate rolled across social media channels, trying to make sense or ...