The socioeconomic consequences of loneliness: Evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal study of young adults.

ABSTRACT: The negative health consequences of loneliness have led to increasing concern about the economic cost of loneliness in recent years. Loneliness may also incur an economic burden more directly, by impacting socioeconomic position. Much of the research to date has focused on employment status which may not fully capture socioeconomic position and has relied on cross-sectional data, leaving questions around the robustness of the association and reverse causation. The present study used longitudinal data to test prospective associations between loneliness and multiple indicators of social position in young adulthood, specifically, whether participants who were lonelier at age 12 were more likely to be out of employment, education and training (NEET) and lower on employability and subjective so

SUBMITTER: Bryan BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11845567 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature