Loneliness and Isolation - Resources

Reports & Articles

General Infromation

U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (2023) (view here)

Cross-disciplinary

Psychology & Mental Health

Loneliness Matters: A Theoretical and Empirical Review of Consequences and mechanisms (view here)

An exploration of loneliness experienced by people living with mental illness and the impact on their recovery journey: An integrative review (view here)

The Social Stigma of Loneliness: A sociological approach to understanding the experiences of older people (view here)

Education

Loneliness During the School Years: How it Affects Learning and Health (view here)

Review: Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review (view here)

Computer Science and Data Analytics

Unmasking the Nuances of Loneliness: Using Digital Biomarkers to Understand Social and Emotional Loneliness in College Students (view here)

Identifying Behavioral Phenotypes of Loneliness and Social Isolation with Passive Sensing: Statistical Analysis, Data Mining and Machine Learning (view here)

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Become Less Lonely? (view here)

Urban Planning

City Life Is Too Lonely. Urban Planning Can Help. (view here)

Fighting Loneliness Through Community Design (view here)

The cities we create lead to isolation and loneliness (view here)