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Tackling loneliness in the community
To mark #LonelinessAwarenessWeek we present a guest blog from Dr Mhairi Bowe, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University.
View resultMental Health Awareness Week: Addressing Loneliness
In support of Mental Health Awareness Week we spoke with Professor Aimee Aubeeluck on the subject of loneliness, how it can affect both your physical and mental health and some tips on how to manage this.
View resultAddressing loneliness in older adults through GP practices
Today's guest blog comes from Dr Ana Wright.
View resultIt’s okay not to be okay – understanding loneliness when caregiving for young children
This article is a collaboration between educational psychologists and mothers Abigail Wright, Gemma Ellis and Victoria Wolfe.
View resultStudents of kindness
Could your life do with a ‘kindness’ boost this year? Dr Gillian Sandstrom, senior lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness, shares insights from her University of Sussex students.
View resultThe psychological impact of social distancing on Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diverse populations
Dr Adam Jowett, Chair of the Psychology of Sexualities Section, discusses how social distancing measures may affect gender, sexuality and relationship diverse populations.
View resultPyramid Club: Effectiveness in Promoting Social Emotional Competence and Wellbeing in Primary Aged Children
A group intervention to enhance the social competence of adolescents with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism
Celebrating psychological research
We are always looking to promote new psychological research and the fantastic work across our discipline, and 2024 has seen us highlight a number of thought-provoking studies.
View resultStudents and social isolation
Mariyah Mandhu, BPS Partnership and Accreditation Officer, considers what effect the last 12 months have had on our student community.
View resultClick 4 help – The impact of a unique online cognitive behavioural group intervention to support young people with anxiety
Obesity, Poverty, and Health Inequality
At the beginning of National Obesity Awareness Week we are pleased to present this extract from 'The Truth About Fat', by professional chef and food blogger Anthony Warner.
View resultImpact of loneliness on adolescents’ mental health varies between schools
24 January 2023
New research finds link between loneliness and adolescent mental health.
- Children, young people and families
- Health and wellbeing
- Research
Research finds link between digital skills, isolation and loneliness
21 February 2024
The lower your digital skills, the lonelier you are likely to be and the poorer your mental and emotional wellbeing, new research indicates.
- Cyberpsychology
- Research
Political leaders urged to tackle loneliness public health crisis
07 June 2024
The warning comes after new research has revealed that people from ethnic minority groups are at an increased risk of loneliness compared with the rest of the UK population.
- Community
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
- Social and behavioural
Reach out to those you are concerned about this Loneliness Awareness Week, says BPS
12 June 2024
The BPS gives its top tips on how to help others this Loneliness Awareness Week
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
Loneliness can take as much toll on mental and physical health as smoking and lack of exercise, say psychologists
19 December 2023
The BPS has warned that loneliness can be as dangerous to people’s mental and physical health as behaviours such as smoking and a lack of exercise.
- Mental health
No link between Instagram use and levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness in adults, new study reveals
16 April 2024
Adults who use Instagram are no more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression or loneliness than that those who don’t, according to new research.
- Cyberpsychology
- Health and wellbeing
- Research
Making new traditions this Christmas - psychologists say we can adapt our festive celebrations to tackle loneliness despite Covid caution
16 December 2021
Psychologists at the BPS are encouraging people to look at building new traditions and ways of celebrating, as Covid-19 continues to cast uncertainty over traditional Christmas plans.
- Social and behavioural
BPS research highlights concerns over spending the festive season alone
07 March 2022
New research from The British Psychological Society (BPS) has found that 41% of people surveyed are worried that a family member, friend or loved one will be lonely this Christmas.
- Health and wellbeing
Smart technology could help tackle digital isolation and boost wellbeing of older adults
10 January 2024
Smart speakers could help reduce digital isolation in older adults, initial findings from a new study have revealed.
- Cyberpsychology
- Digital and technology
- Health and wellbeing
- Research
“More psychological support is vital for those with hoarding disorder,” says BPS
14 June 2024
BPS’s updated guidance A Psychological Perspective on Hoarding is now available
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
- Social and behavioural
Mixed sport at grassroots level could help tackle health inequalities facing trans community
26 September 2022
A radical re-think of sex segregation in grassroots sport is needed to help the trans community become more physically active, according to new research.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Health and wellbeing
- Sport and Exercise
BPS Psychology Careers Festival a resounding success
14 November 2023
The 2800 delegates at last week’s online festival nearly doubled last year’s reach
- Careers and professional development
The tragedy of loneliness
10 May 2022
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week takes the theme of loneliness. Professor Peter Fonagy, Chief Executive of the Anna Freud Centre, asks what loneliness is and why does it hurt us so much? Why are social connections, and companionship, so key to our lives? And what does this all mean for policy and practice in children and young people's mental health?
- Mental health
Loneliness and its discontents
23 July 2024
Richard Deming on the life of Melanie Klein and more, in an adapted extract from his book 'This Exquisite Loneliness' (Viking, 2023).
- Emotion
- History and philosophy
- Relationships and romance
Loneliness is lethal
21 July 2020
Kate Rushby-Jones on the possible long-term psychological impact of lockdown for older adults living alone.
- Covid
- Social and behavioural
Poor self-control can lead to feelings of loneliness
02 June 2021
Loneliness can be something of a vicious cycle.
- Personality and self
- Social and behavioural
Loneliness is a disease that changes the brain’s structure and function
12 November 2014
A study suggests that loneliness is the cause, not just the consequence, of various mental and physical effects.
- Brain
- Mental health
- Social and behavioural
Beating loneliness in your 20s
22 October 2024
Lyana Ameruddin on the research and some practical advice based on personal experience.
- Relationships and romance
- Social and behavioural
An honest sense of loneliness and hope
30 January 2017
Killing Hapless Ally, by Anna Vaught, reviewed by Rachael Mellor.
Your personality can invite loneliness, and loneliness can shape your personality
21 July 2015
There’s evidence that personality changes as we get older and that we can intentionally change our personalities.
- Personality and self
Dying for company: Loneliness increases mortality risk, says meta-analysis
05 July 2023
Extensive new look at past research reveals loneliness increases the risk of dying, both across disease states and in healthy individuals.
- Social and behavioural
Ten-year study finds loneliness and self-centeredness appear to be mutually reinforcing
25 October 2017
Targeting self-centredness as part of an intervention to lessen loneliness may help break a positive feedback loop.
- Depression
- Emotion
- Mental health
- Social and behavioural
All in the Mind shines a light on loneliness
01 October 2018
New survey led by Professor Pamela Qualter for BBC Radio 4.
- Relationships and romance
- Social and behavioural
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Working with social isolation and loneliness in older people’s mental health services
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 166
Date of Publication: 01-04-2024
Author(s): Loveday Newman, Roopal Desai, Louise Lafortune, Alistair Gaskell, Robbie Duschinsky
View Working with social isolation and loneliness in older people’s mental health servicesCarry on chatting: Do social conversations improve workplace relationships, performance and reduce loneliness?
Series: OP Matters Volume: 1 Issue: 46
Date of Publication: 01-08-2020
Author(s): Antonia Dietmann, Rachel Lewis, Joanna Yarker
View Carry on chatting: Do social conversations improve workplace relationships, performance and reduce loneliness?Reading-based activities enable older people to reduce loneliness
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 145
Date of Publication: 01-01-2019
Author(s): Cath Burley, Natalie Frost, Debbie Hicks, Aaron Ingham
View Reading-based activities enable older people to reduce lonelinessReflections on loneliness
Series: Psychotherapy Section Review Volume: 1 Issue: 59
Date of Publication: 01-01-2017
Author(s): Alistair McBeath
View Reflections on lonelinessLoneliness: A call for community approaches
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 131
Date of Publication: 01-07-2015
Author(s): Kate Foxwell
View Loneliness: A call for community approachesCommunity approaches to loneliness in older people
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 129
Date of Publication: 01-01-2015
Author(s): Rhian Hughes, Charlie Jones, Rosslyn Offord
View Community approaches to loneliness in older peopleInvestigating primary school children’s perceptions of loneliness
Series: Assessment and Development Matters Volume: 5 Issue: 3
Date of Publication: 01-01-2013
Author(s): Maureen Liepins
View Investigating primary school children’s perceptions of lonelinessLoneliness and health: An integration of complex systems
Series: PsyPag Quarterly Volume: 1 Issue: 81
Date of Publication: 01-12-2011
Author(s): Rebecca Harris
View Loneliness and health: An integration of complex systemsLoneliness and befriending
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 96
Date of Publication: 01-11-2006
Author(s): Nicky Knights, Xanthippe Tzimoula, Hilary Clarke, Amy Bartlett, Georgina Charlesworth
View Loneliness and befriendingTerrors of growing old: Dependency, loneliness and death
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 96
Date of Publication: 01-11-2006
Author(s): Paul Terry
View Terrors of growing old: Dependency, loneliness and deathLoneliness and the social monitoring system: Emotion recognition and eye gaze in a real-life conversation
09-04-2015
- Gerine M. A. Lodder
- Ron H. J. Scholte
- Luc Goossens
- Rutger C. M. E. Engels
- Maaike Verhagen
Longitudinal associations between family identification, loneliness, depression, and sleep quality
14-10-2019
- Juliet R. H. Wakefield
- Mhairi Bowe
- Blerina Kellezi
- Andrew Butcher
- John A. Groeger
Stigma salience increases loneliness among ethnic minorities
01-04-2024
- David Matthew Doyle
- Manuela Barreto
Loneliness is associated with more trust but worse trustworthiness expectations
29-05-2024
- Gabriele Bellucci
- Soyoung Q. Park
Loneliness, perceived social support, and their changes predict medical adherence over 12 months among patients with coronary heart disease
23-05-2024
- Yunge Fan
- Biing‐Jiun Shen
- Moon‐Ho Ringo Ho
Loneliness and social anxiety in young adults: The moderating and mediating roles of emotion dysregulation, depression and social isolation risk
25-04-2023
- Robert Eres
- Michelle H. Lim
- Glen Bates
Loneliness and social anxiety in young adults: The moderating and mediating roles of emotion dysregulation, depression and social isolation risk
25-04-2023
- Robert Eres
- Michelle H. Lim
- Glen Bates
When friends behave badly: Loneliness and children's expectations of friends and responses to transgressions
23-07-2019
- Rebecca A. Nowland
- Dawn Balmer
- Pamela Qualter
Loneliness and social anxiety in young adults: The moderating and mediating roles of emotion dysregulation, depression and social isolation risk
25-04-2023
- Robert Eres
- Michelle H. Lim
- Glen Bates
Neoliberalism can reduce well-being by promoting a sense of social disconnection, competition, and loneliness
08-01-2021
- Julia C. Becker
- Lea Hartwich
- S. Alexander Haslam
Associations between transient and chronic loneliness, and depression, in the understanding society study
14-10-2022
- Katarzyna Wolska
- Ann‐Marie Creaven
Some but not all aspects of (advanced) theory of mind predict loneliness
25-09-2019
- Susanne Koerber
- Christopher Osterhaus
Longitudinal association between low self-esteem and depression in early adolescents: The role of rejection sensitivity and loneliness
28-11-2018
- Jianhua Zhou
- Xiaoyu Li
- Lili Tian
- E. Scott Huebner
Loneliness and mental health in children and adolescents with pre-existing mental health problems: A rapid systematic review
16-09-2021
- Emily Hards
- Maria Elizabeth Loades
- Nina Higson‐Sweeney
- Roz Shafran
- Teona Serafimova
- Amberley Brigden
- Shirley Reynolds
- Esther Crawley
- Eleanor Chatburn
- Catherine Linney
- Megan McManus
- Catherine Borwick
Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: A multilevel analysis of data from the health behaviour in school-aged children study
23-01-2023
- Claire Goodfellow
- Malachi Willis
- Joanna Inchley
- Kalpa Kharicha
- Alastair H. Leyland
- Pamela Qualter
- Sharon Simpson
- Emily Long
Exploring links between social identity, emotion regulation, and loneliness in those with and without a history of mental illness
09-02-2022
- Shaun Hayes
- Molly Carlyle
- S. Alexander Haslam
- Catherine Haslam
- Genevieve Dingle
Adolescent loneliness across the world and its relation to school climate, national culture and academic performance
29-05-2023
- Rebecca Jefferson
- Manuela Barreto
- Frederick Jones
- Jasmine Conway
- Aishwarya Chohan
- Katrine Rich Madsen
- Lily Verity
- Kimberly J. Petersen
- Pamela Qualter
Perceived social support, loneliness, and hope during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Testing a mediating model in the UK, USA, and Israel
23-02-2021
- Liad Bareket‐Bojmel
- Golan Shahar
- Sarah Abu‐Kaf
- Malka Margalit