Social, emotional and existential loneliness: A test of the multidimensional concept.

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Loneliness is multifaceted and means that one is not embedded in a personal network, misses closeness and intimacy, and lacks meaning in life. The emotional loneliness items most closely represent what people mean when they report loneliness.
PMID: 32604416 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Gerontologist - June 29, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: van Tilburg TG Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: research