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All in the Mind shines a light on loneliness
... with the Wellcome Trust has offered some new insights into loneliness. The Loneliness Experiment, led by Developmental Psychologist ... of its kind and revealed 16- to 24-year-olds experience loneliness more often and more intensely than other...
The tragedy of loneliness
... that older people are at high risk of social isolation, loneliness and, thus, poor mental and physical health, there is now more recognition of the impact of loneliness on children and young people too. Young people, ... value to close friendships and romantic...
Calling all lonely hearts
A new survey about people’s experiences of loneliness launches today on BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind , in collaboration with Wellcome Collection . The Loneliness Experiment is an online survey which will explore ... It aims to find out the factors that contribute...
L is for… Loneliness
... in June 2016, Jo Cox was working towards a Commission on Loneliness with the aim of bringing together charity ... this ‘silent epidemic’. Jo had said 'Young or old, loneliness doesn’t discriminate... it is something many of ... campaign has continued in...
Loneliness is lethal
I have witnessed first-hand the distressing effects that loneliness can have on a person. Having worked as a care ... affected those who are living alone? The dangers of loneliness As human beings, we are designed for social ... a time where being connected can be...
Hearing the secret whisperings of the world
... plumps squarely for a fairly psychological explanation: loneliness. Actor Mark Rylance, whose motion-capture ... backstory’ which interestingly traces a path from loneliness, through the actions it compels, to guilt and the ... you. With an ageing population,...
Book Reviews - April 2016
... ltd Feeling Lonesome: The Philosophy and Psychology of Loneliness Ben Lazare Mijuskovic T his book ardently rejects the materialist and behaviourist view of loneliness as merely produced by biological mechanisms of the ... Universally doomed to a world of our...
Unplanned behaviour
... or intention, and develop messages to target these. Loneliness Loneliness in the age of mass connectedness might just be the paradox of our time. While loneliness has always existed, research is increasingly ...
Transitions with the Aging Rebels
... where we could actually hire a ‘hugger’ to combat the loneliness epidemic, to a world where isolation is a ... our group, The Aging Rebels, discuss issues of intimacy, loneliness, invisibility, irrelevance… and now, the impact ... loss of attachments can result...
Scaffolding a stronger society
... with marked improvement in depression, social anxiety, and loneliness both after the programme and then six months later ... based on random assignment. This found that feelings of loneliness and depression declined in both conditions, but ... the programme, 83...
Nostalgia - from cowbells to the meaning of life
... smile.’ Among the negative affective states mentioned, loneliness was by far the most common, as is illustrated by ... our attention was drawn to the discrete affective state of loneliness. First, in our initial study, the most frequently ... mentioned discrete...
Exploring touchy attitudes
... following the studies into attitudes towards rest and loneliness which took place in 2016 and 2018 respectively. ... and wellbeing. • How touch might relate to empathy, loneliness or the size of our social networks. • Which ... people contributed to our...
Astray in a dark wood…
... characteristic. Depression is above all a disease of loneliness. Seriously depressed people inhabit an ante-world: ... A Reckoning with Depression , Daphne Merkin describes her loneliness as having ‘wrapped itself around my bones like a ... out in front of and...
Retirement, health and wellbeing
... link with poor health is the experience of loneliness and social isolation. While not specifically a problem of retirees, retirement may trigger increased loneliness and decreased social connections. There is strong evidence that social isolation and ...
Where is the love?
... were grounded in neuroscience. Carys discussed the ‘loneliness epidemic’, drawing on personal stories about her ... rap, and other genres of music in order to understand loneliness and how to overcome it. This juxtaposition ... that help you thrive. Spread...
The digitally resilient student
... technology There is a growing concern that isolation and loneliness is a frequent part of the university experience. Recent research has suggested that loneliness for university students is increasing (e.g. Hysing ... technology in ways which might relate to...
Making meaning in the midst of threat
... incoherence and confusion (Heintzelman et al., 2013) loneliness (Stillman et al., 2009) disillusionment (Maher et ... many of us will be feeling varying levels of loneliness as we are separated from our friends, family and ... 2016). Covid disrupts all of these...
Burnout and remote working
... the improved productivity of home working comes at a cost. Loneliness and isolation are the biggest problems for people ... with 308,849 participants on the relationship between loneliness and premature mortality. The study found that social isolation and...
Getting involved, with a creative spirit
... homelessness, disability benefits, neuro-rehabilitation or loneliness in the older population, the central question of ... performance of qualitative research themes around loneliness in people over the age of 55 in the Bristol area. ... actors and researchers...
Big Picture: A lonely disorder
... taken. ‘This image, for me, is a representation of the loneliness that my cousin feels – an effect of my Aunt’s ... long time to do, I would say at least 8–10 months. Her loneliness is characterised by a small chair that sits in the ...
What if 'the village' is closed?
... changes that can cause postnatal depression, anxiety and loneliness in normal circumstances. The Children’s ... is particularly concerning as studies have shown that loneliness in new mothers can lead to negative ... exploratory study of first-time mothers’...
From tots to teens – psychology and the school return
... Loades (University of Bath) also wrote a guest post on loneliness in lockdown and its potential to impact the mental ... good amount of the evidence Loades examined suggested that loneliness was associated with depression and anxiety. ‘Loneliness...
Putting autistic children at the centre
... with Kana’s own doctoral research investigating loneliness in autistic adults. Understanding the PNT, and ... social world in a healthy and realistic way, and to avoid loneliness. Beardon’s reflections on many years as both ...
Towards intergenerational centres?
... older people highlighted increased experiences of boredom, loneliness, and symptoms of depression: issues that much ... else to do. Or I go to sleep… that gets rid of the loneliness'. Mary’s response had viewers welling up and ...
Technology changing our emotions
... and diverse interviews to contextualise narcissism, loneliness, boredom, attention, awe and anger. The book ... the human condition, such as a landscape. Notions of loneliness, too, have changed. Once seen as an inevitable ...