Singlehood has increasingly emerged as a salient social identity in contemporary societies. Despite demographic growth in single populations globally, individuals who are single continue to face stigma, stereotypes, and structural disadvantages collectively conceptualized as Singlism. This conceptual review synthesizes recent psychological, sociological, and cultural research on singlism, focusing on perceived discrimination, well-being, sexual satisfaction, economic outcomes, and socio-cultural influences on singlehood. Drawing on cross-sectional, mixed-methods, and qualitative studies, this review identifies dominant conceptual patterns, highlights methodological limitations, and proposes an integrative conceptual framework positioning singlism as a multi-level psychosocial phenomenon. Directions for future theory-building and research are discussed.
Mr. Yash Baiju Naik (Wed,) studied this question.