Social and emotional loneliness in a large sample of Dutch adults aged 19-65: Associations with risk factors

Loneliness is common in adults of all ages. Prior research among older adults has shown that social loneliness (feelings of missing a wider social network) and emotional loneliness (missing an intimate relationship) differ in risk factors. Therefore, this study examined risk factors of social and emotional loneliness among adults aged 19-65 years. This study was conducted within the framework of a community-based health study in the northwest of the Netherlands in 2016. Cross-sectional data of 7,885 participants were analysed using structural equation modelling. Social and emotional loneliness... Mehr ...