Lonely in a crowd: investigating the association between overcrowding and loneliness using smartphone technologies.

ABSTRACT: Loneliness is a major public health concern with links to social and environmental factors. Previous studies have typically investigated loneliness as a stable emotional state using retrospective cross-sectional designs. Yet people experience different levels of loneliness throughout the day depending on their surrounding environment. In the present study, we investigated the associations between loneliness and social and environmental factors (i.e. overcrowding, population density, social inclusivity and contact with nature) in real-time. Ecological momentary assessment data was collected from participants using the Urban Mind smartphone application. Data from 756 participants who completed 16,602 assessments between April 2018 and March 2020 were used in order to investigate associations

SUBMITTER: Hammoud R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688521 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature