(Press-News.org) Loneliness in young adults - especially educated females - often coexists alongside friendship and social connectedness, and might instead be linked with experiencing major life changes, per large US study
Article URL: http://plos.io/3JyFOoG
Article title: Lonely and connected in emerging adulthood: The ambivalence of sociality in a time of transitions
Author countries: U.S.
Funding: This paper was supported by the University of Kansas GRF #2177080 (2022); the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Opportunity Award (2022-2023) received by Natalie Pennington; and the Michigan State University ComArtSci Research and Creative Incubator and Accelerator (CRCIA) award (2022–2025) received by Amanda J. Holmstrom. No sponsors or funders played any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Loneliness in young adults - especially educated females - often coexists alongside friendship and social connectedness, and might instead be linked with experiencing major life changes, per large US
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