Social isolation, loneliness, and living alone: Identifying the risks for public health
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Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Living Alone: Identifying the Risks for Public Health Affiliation Eric Klinenberg PhDEric Klinenberg is Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Global Health, and is also the Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University, New York, NY.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Professor Eric Klinenberg, Department of Sociology, New York University, 295 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10012 (e-mail: eric.[email protected]edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the “Reprints” link. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303166 Accepted: February 25, 2016 Published Online: April 06, 2016
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Social isolation, feelings of loneliness, low engagement in social activity, and living alone simultaneously confer risk for impaired health and poorer wellbeing.
“Social isolation, feelings of loneliness, low engagement in social activity, and living alone simultaneously confer risk for impaired health and poorer wellbeing (Kharicha et al., 2007;Klinenberg, 2016;Pimouguet et al., 2015;Udell et al., 2012).”
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Living alone, social isolation, and loneliness are distinct concepts and living alone does not necessarily mean that an individual will be isolated, feel lonely, or engage in less social activity.
“Living alone, social isolation, and loneliness are distinct concepts and living alone does not necessarily mean that an individual will be isolated, feel lonely, or engage in less social activity (Klinenberg, 2016;Victor et al., 2000).”
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Older people face changes in their social environments and as a result may be at greater risk of social isolation and feelings of loneliness.
“Older people face changes in their social environments and as a result may be at greater risk of social isolation and feelings of loneliness (Finlay & Kobayashi, 2018;Klinenberg, 2016;Victor, Scambler, Bond, & Bowling, 2000).”
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- Authors
- Klinenberg, E.
- Affiliations
- Eric Klinenberg is Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Global Health, and is also the Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University, New York, NY.
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2016-05
- Volume
- 106
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 786-787
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC4985072
- OpenAlex
- W2324746931
- Cited by
- 307
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Keywords
- social isolation, loneliness, living alone, public health risk, social connectedness
- MeSH terms
- Female, Humans, Male, Mortality, Social Isolation
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