News tagged with loneliness
Looming unemployment harms older workers' health
Downsizing and demotions at the workplace can be a health hazard for people over age 50, according to research reported in a recent issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences (Volume 65B, N ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Feeling lonely adds to rate of blood pressure increase in people 50 years old and older
Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years, according to a new study at the University of Chicago.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Cultures of suicide
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UQ researcher has surveyed and interviewed students across three continents to understand the social representations, values, beliefs, attitudes and meanings associated with youth suicide.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Teenagers use violence to boost their social standing
A new study looks in depth at the social relationships between male and female teenagers, relational violence, and psycho-social adjustment factors such as loneliness, self-esteem and satisfaction with life. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Loneliness can be contagious
Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, research at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Active older adults live longer, have better functional status
Older adults who continue or begin to do any amount of exercise appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/A ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Few friends combined with loneliness linked to poor mental and physical health for elderly
Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Researchers shed new light on connection between brain and loneliness
Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2009 |
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