Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality: A meta-analytic review

loneliness · Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(2), 227–237 · 2015

Holt-Lunstad (2015) delivered a wake-up call to the medical world: being lonely is more likely to kill you than being obese.

Authors

Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., Baker, M., Harris, T., Stephenson, D.

Research lens

Holt-Lunstad (2015) delivered a wake-up call to the medical world: being lonely is more likely to kill you than being obese.

  • loneliness
  • longevity
  • cardiovascular
  • attachment-safety