The original study by Graham et al. (2024) investigated whether loneliness changes with age across the adult lifespan, synthesizing data from nine longitudinal studies via meta-analyses. The primary finding was that loneliness follows a U-shaped trajectory: decreasing from young adulthood to...

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Wang et al. (2023) estimate the association of social isolation or loneliness with mortality outcomes. In their preferred analytical specification, the authors find an increased risk of mortality from all causes for both exposures: a pooled effect size...

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Wang et al. (2023) estimate the association of social isolation or loneliness with mortality outcomes. In their preferred analytical specification, the authors find an increased risk of mortality from all causes for both exposures: a pooled effect size...