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Title: | Only the lonely |
Authors: | Styles, Chris |
Keywords: | Social integration Loneliness COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Influence Social isolation |
Issue Date: | 2022-10 |
Publisher: | University of Malta |
Citation: | Styles, C. (2022). Only the lonely. THINK Magazine, 39, 40-43. |
Abstract: | You may be surprised that the level of social integration and the number of close relationships a person has is one measure of their life expectancy, but with reports suggesting loneliness is on the rise, are we facing a new epidemic? And are there specific social, demographic, or economic factors that are contributing to this rise? In this article, Chris Styles speaks to Jamie Bonnici from the University of Malta, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, about a 2019 study on the prevalence of loneliness among the Maltese population and if these feelings of isolation are more prevalent in certain demographics, a study which has been replicated recently as well. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/125000 |
Appears in Collections: | Think Magazine, Issue 39 |
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