The COVID-19 pandemic and measures aimed at its mitigation, such as physical distancing,
have been discussed as risk factors for loneliness, which increases the risk of premature …

People feel lonely when their social needs are not met by the quantity and quality of their
social relationships. Most research has focused on individual-level predictors of loneliness …

Several measures that assess loneliness have been developed for adults. Across three
studies, we investigated psychometric features of scores of different versions of the Rasch …

For billions of years, evolution has been the driving force behind the development of life,
including humans. Evolution endowed humans with high intelligence, which allowed us to …

Influential theories in psychology, neuroscience, and economics assume that the exertion of
mental effort should feel aversive. Yet, this assumption is usually untested, and it is …

Rising concerns about social isolation and loneliness globally have highlighted the need for
a greater understanding of their mental and physical health implications. Robust evidence …

Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a public health issue because elevated
loneliness increases one's risk for depression, compromised immunity, chronic illness, and …

Despite young people being the population group least likely to experience the burden of
disease, significant attention is paid to the “problem” of youth well-being. Young people and …

This review addresses key findings on loneliness from the social, neurobiological and
clinical fields. From a translational perspective, results from studies in humans and animals …

Background Loneliness is a highly relevant public mental health issue. This work presents
the validation of a single-item measure of loneliness and its subjective experience:“I am …