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“The perception that we are connected to others is a basic human need that is linked to mental and physical well-being (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018; Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010, 2015; Lyubomirsky et al., 2005).”
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“Companionship provides emotional validation and shared meaning, buffering individuals against stress (Cohen & Wills, 1985;Thoits, 2011), and is crucial for those at risk of isolation (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018;Loades et al., 2020).”
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“Although previous SNAs suggested that individuals are more likely to interact with those sharing similar levels of depression or loneliness (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018; Elmer, 2020; Prochnow et al., 2020), this analysis suggests that volunteering may promote a different pattern of peer interactions.”
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“Loneliness has been described as a public health problem (Cacioppo and Cacioppo, 2018), with evidence of strong association with anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide attempts across the lifespan (MHFS, 2017).”
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“It affected a third of people in industrialized countries (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018).”
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“Alternatively, those with strong support may have suf fi cient resources to combat psychological distress (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018).”
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“Cacioppo et al. [24] discovered that the intensity of loneliness resulted in a decrease in self-esteem and optimism.”
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“On the other hand, loneliness is also often seen as arising from social obstacles to social goods such as gathering spaces or events.”
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“This phenomenon is considered to be multi-faceted, as it is not only a psychological and emotional problem at the individual level, but also an unavoidable social problem (Cacioppo and Cacioppo, 2018).”
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“On the one hand, evolutionary theories of loneliness highlight how it is an adaptive signal, such as thirst, that can encourage seeking out greater social connections and thus, it is a learning tool necessary for ensuring group cohesion and community (J. T. Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018).”
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“Social support’s small associations across all forms of internalizing psychopathology are consistent with multiple theories that link social experiences with well-being, both in the general population (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018; Holt-Lunstad, 2021), and for SGM individuals (Testa et al., 2017).”
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“…adults worldwide, with mounting evidence linking it to cognitive decline (Hong et al., 2023), depression (Banerjee et al., 2023; Cacioppo et al., 2006; Green et al., 2021), and higher risks of poor physical health and mortality (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2018; Luo et al., 2012; Surkalim et al., 2022).”
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“When such social connections are disrupted or weakened, individuals experience objective isolation and subjective loneliness (39).”
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“This is a pervasive mental health condition that has attracted great attention worldwide in recent years (1, 2).”
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Background
Metadata
- Authors
- Cacioppo, J. T., & Cacioppo, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cacioppo, John T
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 391
- Issue
- 10119
- Pages
- 426
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- PMC
- PMC6530780
- OpenAlex
- W2787145468
- Cited by
- 897
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 107 · 2025: 155 · 2024: 134 · 2023: 131 · 2022: 117 · 2021: 126 · 2020: 94 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 67.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG033590)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- loneliness, social isolation, premature mortality, depression, irritability, self-centeredness, social contagion, socioeconomic factors
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Loneliness, Public Health, Social Isolation
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