Social and emotional loneliness: A re-examination of weiss' typology of loneliness

DiTommaso, Enrico; Spinner, Barry

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(96)00204-8

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“…Loneliness is often associated with psychological and somatic ailments, lower level of satisfaction in life, alcoholism, suicide and physical illnesses (DiTommaso et al 2004;DiTommaso and Spinner 1997). Borge et al (1999) reported that the sense of loneliness explained 35% of the variance in QOL, which was higher than any of the other variables examined, among a sample of 74 persons with severe mental illness (SMI) living in nursing homes and in the community.…”

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Housing Model for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Moderates the Relation Between Loneliness and Quality of Life

Weiner

Roe

Mashiach–Eizenberg

et al. 2009

Community Ment Health J

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This study compared levels of loneliness, quality of life (QOL) and social support among people with serious mental illness (SMI) living in two different types of housing: group homes and supportive community housing. Forty persons with SMI living in supportive community housing and 57 living in a group home completed measures of QOL, symptoms, perceived social support and loneliness. Analysis of variance tests were conducted to examine whether there were differences in degree of loneliness, QOL and social support between the groups living in the two residential types. No significant differences between the two housing models were found. Correlational analysis, however, indicated a strong relationship between loneliness and QOL. Subsequent regression analysis revealed that residence in group homes moderates the relationship between social loneliness and QOL, such that social loneliness impacted QOL only among group home residence. Implications of the findings for understanding the impact of housing on QOL are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Housing Model for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Moderates the Relation Between Loneliness and Quality of Life

Weiner

Roe

Mashiach–Eizenberg

et al. 2009

Community Ment Health J

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“…The main negative feelings of loneliness are lack of empathy and a feeling of exclusion that can lead to alienation [25]. Relationships fulfill six basic needs: attachment, social integration, reliable alliance, guidance, reassurance of worth, and the opportunity for nurturance [28].…”

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A Preparatory Program for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Identity Exploration and Self-advocacy

Pearlman-Avnion¹,

Kenny²,

Vortman-Shoham³

2017

IJIET

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Abstract-At the stage of emerging adulthood, young adults on the autism spectrum need specific interventions to help them realize their potential. The "Avnei Derech" preparatory program was designed to respond to that need, by means of an individually tailored plan for each participant. In light of the innovative nature of the model, the team engages in continuous review and reformulation of their work, focusing on the goal of promoting the participants' developmental tasks. For this purpose, it is necessary first to understand the general characteristics of emerging adulthood and of autism, and especially, of autistic young adults with high-function autism. Former studies shed light on the characteristics of autism characteristics, but did not examine their impact on the developmental tasks of emerging adulthood. In this research, we focused on the task of exploration during emerging adulthood and the different aspects of delay in this process associated with autism. We conducted three case studies, which demonstrate the general structure of the "Avnei Derech" preparatory program. The main purpose of the study was to define and conceptualize the means of exploration required by people with autism in order to become acquainted with oneself and the environment, as part of identity formation and the development of self-advocacy skills.Index Terms-Autism, identity and self-advocacy, intervention program, young adulthood.

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“…The former results from an absence of supportive social networks, the latter stems from the absence or loss of close attachment relations [22]. Such loss of relations "certainly occurs with prisoners.…”

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Women in prison: unhealthy lives and denied well-being between loneliness and seclusion

Esposito

2015

Crime Law Soc Change

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the well-being of female inmates in Italian prisons. The hypothesis is that stress in women prisoners is strictly related both to "external" networks and "internal" support, and is more linked to the feeling of loneliness than to coping with the difficulties of prison life. Qualitative study involving adult female prisoners in the prisons of three Italian regions (Campania, Lazio, Emilia Romagna). 37 individual semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interviews were processed using the CAQDAS contents (Computer Assisted/Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software) by the software Atlas.ti, to practice the Grounded Analysis method to attain the construction of categories and its relations. The interviews show multiple levels of reflection, crossbreeding mainly two plans: a situational one and a personal one. The main dimensions emerged are: the access to activities in prison (work, projects, sociality) experienced as a deterrent to depression and as an opportunity for the future reintegration into the "free" society; the motherhood, as a spur to a resilience, but also in reference to the difficulties associated with the conditions of segregation. The main theme that crossed all the conversations is the loneliness lived as a prison disease. More attention should be given to the re-socialization aspect of prisons, constructing new ways to guarantee the prisoners a valid alternative to deviant behaviours so as to help restore family relationships and the reintegration in society.

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Social and emotional loneliness: A re-examination of weiss' typology of loneliness

Cited by 245 publications

References 17 publications

Housing Model for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Moderates the Relation Between Loneliness and Quality of Life

Housing Model for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Moderates the Relation Between Loneliness and Quality of Life

A Preparatory Program for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Identity Exploration and Self-advocacy

Women in prison: unhealthy lives and denied well-being between loneliness and seclusion

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