Quality not quantity: loneliness subtypes, psychological trauma, and mental health in the US adult population

ConclusionsCurrent findings provide support for the presence of subtypes of loneliness and show that they have unique associations with mental health status. Recognition of these subtypes of loneliness revealed that the number of US adults aged 18 –70 experiencing loneliness was twice as high as what was estimated when loneliness was conceptualized as a unidimensional construct. The perceived quality, not the quantity, of interpersonal connections was associated with poor mental health.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research