Social relationships, loneliness and adolescence

Carter, Bernie; Qualter, Pamela; Dix, J

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“…It is suggested that this sub-set of young adults face more barriers to establishing and maintaining satisfactory peer relationships throughout adolescence and into adult life, including the burden of symptoms and treatment, time needed to attend hospital appointments, and fear of rejection from peers due to their illness. 13 These factors all have the potential to cause disruption in this important period of social development. 13 Though a range of literature has investigated loneliness among individuals with LSID, research tends to cover the whole adult population, rather than explicitly investigating young adults.…”

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“…13 These factors all have the potential to cause disruption in this important period of social development. 13 Though a range of literature has investigated loneliness among individuals with LSID, research tends to cover the whole adult population, rather than explicitly investigating young adults. 8,14 To date, these studies have focused on estimating general prevalence data, with young adults included as one age group within the full sample.…”

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Are Young Adults with Long-Standing Illness Or Disability at Increased Risk of Loneliness? Evidence from the Uk Longitudinal Household Study

McGlone

Long

2020

Journal of Public Health Research

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Background: Recent evidence has shown that young adults experience significant levels of loneliness, and those with long-standing illness or disability (LSID) may be particularly vulnerable. This study investigated whether young adults with LSID were more likely to experience loneliness than their ‘healthy’ peers, after accounting for key socio-contextual and health-related factors associated with loneliness.Design and Methods: The sample consists of 4510 16-24-year-old individuals from Wave 9 of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). Loneliness was measured using the UCLA 3-item loneliness scale, in addition to a direct indicator of frequency of loneliness. Correlation tests measured associations between both measures of loneliness and LSID. Ordinal logistic regression was used to examine the association between LSID and UCLA loneliness, after accounting for key demographic and socio-contextual variables.Results: Results from the correlation tests demonstrated significant associations between LSID and both measures of loneliness. Results from the ordinal logistic regression models indicated that chronic illness was significantly associated with loneliness, after accounting for various demographic, social, and well-being factors. In addition, individuals with fewer close friends reported higher loneliness, as did those with poorer mental health, and low well-being scores. Younger participants, age brackets 16-18 and 19-21, were found to report higher loneliness than the individuals aged 22-24-year-old.Conclusions: Overall, the study found significant evidence of associations between the presence of LSID and loneliness in young adults (16-24 years old), suggesting these individuals are at an increased risk of loneliness, and could be a focus for future public health interventions.

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Are Young Adults with Long-Standing Illness Or Disability at Increased Risk of Loneliness? Evidence from the Uk Longitudinal Household Study

McGlone

Long

2020

Journal of Public Health Research

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“…Whilst much of the literature on loneliness is from a psychological and/or clinical perspective, (e.g., Masi, Chen, Hawkley, & Cacioppo, 2010;Cacioppo, Capitanio & Cacioppo;Gerst-Emerson, & Jayawardhana, 2015), there is a gap in the research concerning loneliness as understood from a societal perspective and the wider determinants which often engender loneliness within individuals and policy and practice responses (Cacioppo, Cacioppo, & Boomsma, 2014;Age UK, 2015;Goossens et al, 2015; The Mental Health Foundation, 2017). While loneliness is often conceptualised as a psychosocial issue, often influenced by the bio-medical perspective, it also affects individuals' and populations' health and wellbeing, which have implications for wider health, economic, and social inequalities, poverty and inclusion of minority groups (Carter, Qualter & Dix, 2015; Local Government Association (LGA), 2012; The Mental Health Foundation, 2017). Similarly, much of the current evidence lacks clear and concise theoretical frameworks to encompass existing empirical research; and which would provide for broader structural and societal explanations around loneliness, mental health, and young people.…”

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Loneliness and Young People Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties: Evidence and Further Research

Placa

Oham

2019

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This article reviews the current evidence base around loneliness; mental health, and young people, and the challenges identified in conducting research in this area. It then proceeds to consider the scope of further research and its impact upon policy and practice; in terms of inclusion of more enhanced theoretical frameworks; use of qualitative research and methodologies and impact of research upon policy and practice and enablement of more effective policies and interventions.

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“…Social interaction and peer relationships are extremely important to AYA (Bates & Kearney, 2015;Knox et al, 2017). AYA with life-threatening illnesses frequently experience severe social isolation because their disease and sometimes embarrassing symptoms, prevents them from making new friends and sustaining previous friendships (Carter, Qualter, & Dix, 2015). Despite this, pursuing typical adolescent experiences remain a priority regardless of the underlying illness or the AYA's life expectancy (Bates & Kearney, 2015).…”

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Bio-psycho-social-spiritual needs of adolescents and young adults with life-threatening illnesses: Implications for social work practice

Beerbower

Winters

Kondrat

2018

Social Work in Health Care

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This paper explores the biopsychosocial and spiritual needs of adolescents and young adults (AYA) with life-threatening or terminal illnesses. AYA are situated between childhood and adulthood (ages 15-25) and have distinct biopsychosocial and spiritual needs unique to their developmental stage. Having a life-threatening or terminal illness directly challenges normal AYA developmental tasks and identity formation. AYA experience more troubling physical symptoms during the dying process compared to other age groups, which leads to significant psychological distress and an increased need for pharmacological treatments. In general, AYA desire to be fully informed and involved in the health care decision-making process, leading to ethical dilemmas when the AYA is a minor and their wishes differ from the wishes of their legal guardian(s). Social workers are especially well-equipped to serve this population due to aligning professional standards and ability to advocate for holistic care within interdisciplinary teams. Additional research is needed to tailor holistic interventions to meet the needs of this population.

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Social relationships, loneliness and adolescence

Cited by 9 publications

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Are Young Adults with Long-Standing Illness Or Disability at Increased Risk of Loneliness? Evidence from the Uk Longitudinal Household Study

Are Young Adults with Long-Standing Illness Or Disability at Increased Risk of Loneliness? Evidence from the Uk Longitudinal Household Study

Loneliness and Young People Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties: Evidence and Further Research

Bio-psycho-social-spiritual needs of adolescents and young adults with life-threatening illnesses: Implications for social work practice

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