by Angelique Kasmara | Aug 20, 2026 | Loneliness, News Media
Loneliness is common in seniors, and its grip on those feeling it can lead to declining health and elder abuse. Rafaella Melo reports for her The Years Ahead series. When Mary’s* husband died, the support was everywhere. Friends checked in, family rallied...
by Angelique Kasmara | Aug 11, 2026 | Loneliness, News Media
In a recent article, Aucklanders revealed how many friends they have and whether they feel lonely. ‘Two men said they had no friends at all. Some people struggled to describe what friendship was, while others happily said they had 30 to 40 close friends.’ Read the...
by Angelique Kasmara | Jun 18, 2026 | Loneliness, News Media
A 70-year-old woman caring for her mentally disabled husband all by herself says she doesn’t have a life anymore and no longer feels like an individual. More than anything, “I’m lonely. I’m extremely lonely. I don’t have the social...
by Angelique Kasmara | Dec 18, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life. More than two-thirds of students in UK university halls feel lonely or isolated, blaming accommodation costs and over-reliance on phones for limiting their social life....
by Angelique Kasmara | Oct 30, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
In a January 2025 Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN), one in four adults (25%) in Great Britain reported feeling lonely “often or always” or “some of the time” (7% often or always; 18% some of the time). Younger adults consistently report...
by Angelique Kasmara | Oct 23, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
One of the greatest acts of love is simply bearing witness to the vicissitudes of ageing, writes Australian oncologist Ranjana Srivastava. Read the full story in The Guardian.
