Objective Disease containment of COVID-19 has necessitated widespread social isolation.
We aimed to establish what is known about how loneliness and disease containment …

Background Social isolation is one of the main risk factors associated with suicidal
outcomes. The aim of this narrative review was to provide an overview on the link between …

Background Suicide and suicidal behaviour are global health concerns with complex
aetiologies. Given the recent research and policy focus on loneliness, this systematic review …

Adolescence and young adulthood are characterized by substantial sociodemographic,
family, social, and personality changes that may influence loneliness. Although loneliness is …

Individuals experience loneliness when they perceive a deficiency in the quality or quantity
of their social relationships. In the present meta-analysis, we compiled data from 75 …

Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as …

Most people have experienced loneliness and have been able to overcome it to reconnect
with other people. In the current review, we provide a life-span perspective on one …

Background Loneliness is common among youth and is associated with poor physical and
mental health, and poor educational outcomes. To date, there have been no meta‐analyses …

Objective: This study aims to analyze the effects of social isolation on children's and
teenagers' development, with emphasis on the possible impacts over their physical and …

Sociality permeates each of the fundamental motives of human existence and plays a critical
role in evolutionary fitness across the lifespan. Evidence for this thesis draws from research …