Humans are social creatures. It's literally part of our genetic code at this point in our evolution as a species. That's why, when someone is deeply lonely, they may seem off-putting, as if they are ...

More than one in three young adults aged 18 to 25 reported problematic levels of loneliness, according to a new report from Swinburne University and VicHealth. We surveyed 1,520 Victorians aged 12 to ...

It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon. By any name, it refers to Americans’ growing social disconnection by many measures. Americans are less ...

Here’s something you might not know about loneliness: While it’s a common experience at every stage of life, it’s less likely to be a problem for midlife adults than it is for people who are either ...