Not Just Social Isolation: Loneliness Comes in Many Forms
Psychology Today | 15.05.2026 05:57
Traditionally, loneliness has been defined in terms of lacking companionship or social isolation. In an eight-country study, Abdalla and colleagues (2026) found that nearly half of young persons aged 18 to 24 years responded “yes” to the question “Have you felt alone at any time during the past 12 months?” As loneliness was found to be strongly associated with depression and anxiety, studies such as this are the tip of the iceberg on a global public health concern, a pandemic that shows no signs of ebbing.
