Loneliness Across the Life Span

Qualter, Pamela; Vanhalst, Janne; Harris, Rebecca; Van Roekel, Eeske; Lodder, Gerine; Bangee, Munirah; Maes, Marlies; Verhagen, Maaike

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Loneliness Across the Life Span

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Qualter, Pamela, Vanhalst, Janne, Harris, Rebecca, Van Roekel, Eeske, Lodder, Gerine, Bangee, Munirah, Maes, Marlies, Verhagen, Maaike·2015·Perspectives on Psychological Science

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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 component of the evolutionary theory of loneliness—a component we refer to as the reaffiliation motive (RAM). The RAM represents the motivation to reconnect with others that is triggered by perceived social isolation. Loneliness is often a transient experience because the RAM leads to reconnection, but sometimes this motivation can fail, leading to prolonged loneliness. We review evidence of how aspects of the RAM change across development and how these aspects can fail for different reasons across the life span. We conclude with a discussion of age-appropriate interventions that may help to alleviate prolonged loneliness.

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Authors: Qualter, P., Vanhalst, J., Harris, R., Van Roekel, E., Lodder, G., Bangee, M., Maes, M., & Verhagen, M.
Affiliations: University of Lancashire (GB)
Research Foundation - Flanders (BE)
Department of Education and Psychology, University of Bolton, United Kingdom
Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
KU Leuven (BE)
ORCID: Qualter, Pamela
Vanhalst, Janne
Lodder, Gerine
Bangee, Munirah
Maes, Marlies
Verhagen, Maaike
Venue: Perspectives on Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2015-03
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 250-264
ISSN: 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
1745-6924
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615568999
OpenAlex: W2158770352
Cited by: 1,080
References: 105
Citations by year: 2026: 156 · 2025: 143 · 2024: 167 · 2023: 123 · 2022: 120 · 2021: 124 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 35 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 15 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 61.79
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords: loneliness, lifespan development, social isolation, social reconnection, age-appropriate interventions
MeSH terms: Aging, Humans, Human Development, Loneliness

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Loneliness Across the Life Span

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