The trajectory of loneliness in response to COVID-19.

Martina Luchetti, Ji Hyun Lee, Damaris Aschwanden, Amanda A. Sesker, Jason E. Strickhouser, Antonio Terracciano, Angelina R. Sutin

American Psychologist · 2020 · 938 citations · 35 references

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< .05). Their loneliness, however, leveled off after the issuance of stay-at-home orders. Individuals living alone and those with at least one chronic condition reported feeling lonelier at baseline but did not increase in loneliness during the implementation of social distancing measures. Despite some detrimental impact on vulnerable individuals, in the present sample, there was no large increase in loneliness but remarkable resilience in response to COVID-19. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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