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July 23, 2025

Exploring loneliness in pre-adolescent children: frequency, vulnerable groups and mental health correlates

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IHImogen HenslerJMJulia MichalekLTLauren M. Turner

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Overview

Survey identifies loneliness frequency and mental health links in pre-adolescents, suggesting vulnerability across demographics.

Key Points

  • Loneliness is a prevalent issue among pre-adolescent children, affecting their mental and physical health.
  • Significant connections were found between loneliness and internalising and externalising symptoms in children.
  • The research involved 849 children in East London, who self-reported their loneliness and health conditions.
  • Measurements of loneliness correlated with demographic characteristics, highlighting important developmental implications.

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Hensler et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a061be6551bb0af8cda7chttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7he98_v1
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