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Loneliness and social isolation can present across the life span and cause troubling physical and mental significant sequala. Recognition of loneliness and social isolation is of paramount significance so that interventions can be done to prevent further deterioration of physical and mental health and decrease morbidity and mortality.
In this editorial, we consider the current state of loneliness and social isolation research around the world, including knowledge gaps in the empirical literature.
More agreement on which measures to use for measuring social isolation seems beneficial. This would make comparison of intervention results easier. For social isolation interventions, it is recommended to define the exact expected outcome and find a matching measurement instrument.
Perceived social isolation (PSI) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Social media platforms, commonly used by young adults, may offer an opportunity to ameliorate social isolation. This study assessed associations between social media use (SMU) and PSI among U.S. young adults.
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Abstract Over the past decade, the health implications of social isolation and loneliness garnered global attention due in part to a widely cited meta-analysis that benchmarked associations between cigarette smoking and mortality with associations between several social-relationship measures and mortality.
Social isolation and loneliness are growing concerns around the globe that put people at increased risk of disease and early death. One much-touted approach to addressing them is deploying artificially intelligent agents to serve as companions for socially isolated and lonely people. Focusing on digital humans, we consider evidence and ethical arguments for and against this approach. We set …
Social isolation has been identified as a risk factor in the lives of mass shooters, assassins, serial killers, child molesters, lone actor terrorists, suicide attackers, and other violent offenders, but its psychological and behavioral effects are only partially understood.
This study characterizes loneliness and social isolation among population-based samples of community-dwelling US adults aged 50 to 80 years.