Loneliness
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Endurance of aloneness among Tibetan indigenous women in Western China: application of repeat focus group discussions as a tool for empowerment and for data collection.

30 Aug 2009 In this article we describe Tibetan indigenous women's perceptions and experiences of their own health and life situation in Shichuan Province, China. Fifteen focus group discussions (FGDs) and 10 interviews were conducted. Repeat FGDs were used to ... Read more...

Perceived social isolation and cognition.

29 Aug 2009 Social species, from Drosophila melanogaster to Homo sapiens, fare poorly when isolated. Homo sapiens, an irrepressibly meaning-making species, are, in normal circumstances, dramatically affected by perceived social isolation. Research indicates ... Read more...

A latent class analysis of maternal depressive symptoms over 12 years and offspring adjustment in adolescence.

30 Jul 2009 The authors used data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development to model patterns of maternal depressive symptoms, from the period of infants' age 1 month to adolescence (age 12 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Loneliness'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Endurance of aloneness among Tibetan indigenous women in Western China: application of repeat focus group discussions as a tool for empowerment and for data collection. 30 Aug 2009
• Perceived social isolation and cognition. 29 Aug 2009
• A latent class analysis of maternal depressive symptoms over 12 years and offspring adjustment in adolescence. 30 Jul 2009
• Sleep disturbance experiences among perimenopausal women in Taiwan. 30 Jul 2009
• Loneliness as the cause and the effect of problematic Internet use: the relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being. 30 Jul 2009
• The role of inflexible friendship beliefs, rumination, and low self-worth in early adolescents' friendship jealousy and adjustment. 30 Jul 2009
• The correlates and consequences of early appearing social anxiety in young children. 19 Jun 2009
• [A changing era. Health care system, trends] 8 Jun 2009
• Measuring social isolation among older adults using multiple indicators from the NSHAP study. 7 Jun 2009
• The association between hearing status and psychosocial health before the age of 70 years: results from an internet-based national survey on hearing. 30 May 2009
• [Relationship of peer relationships, perceived parental rearing attitudes, self-reported attachment security, to loneliness in upper elementary school-age children] 30 May 2009
• [New loneliness: what can I do about it?] 30 May 2009
• An inquiry about clinical death--considering spiritual pain. 30 May 2009
• Animal-assisted therapy--a new trend in the treatment of children and adults. 30 May 2009
• Factors influencing internet addiction in a sample of freshmen university students in China. 30 May 2009
• Loneliness among school-aged children and their parents. 30 May 2009
• Organized activity involvement, depressive symptoms, and social adjustment in adolescents: ethnicity and socioeconomic status as moderators. 26 May 2009
• The role of friends in predicting loneliness among older women living alone. 29 Apr 2009
• Experiences of HIV-related stigma among young men who have sex with men. 29 Apr 2009
• Loneliness predicts reduced physical activity: cross-sectional & longitudinal analyses. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Loneliness'

Definition: The state of feeling sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or being separated from others.

Descriptor UI: D008132

Alternative terms: Loneliness; Homesickness;

Allowable Qualifiers: psychology;

Tree Number: F01.470.713; I01.880.683.435;

History Note: 91(73); see SOCIAL ISOLATION 1973-90; HOMESICKNESS see ANXIETY, SEPARATION 1975-78; see EMOTIONS 1963-74