Lonely young adults in modern Britain: findings from an epidemiological cohort study.
Lonely young adults in modern Britain: findings from an epidemiological cohort study.
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DOI：
10.1017/s0033291718000788
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发表时间：
2019-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Arseneault L
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作者：
Matthews T;Danese A;Caspi A;Fisher HL;Goldman-Mellor S;Kepa A;Moffitt TE;Odgers CL;Arseneault L
本研究的目的是从年轻人当前的健康和功能以及童年经历和环境方面，建立一个详细的、综合的档案，了解年轻人孤独感的相关因素。数据来自环境风险纵向双胞胎研究，这是一项由1994年和1995年在英格兰和威尔士出生的2,232人组成的出生队列。当参与者年满18岁时，测量了孤独感。回归分析被用来测试孤独和健康之间的关联，并在年轻的成年功能。进行纵向分析，以检查与年轻人的孤独感相关的童年因素。孤独的年轻人更有可能经历心理健康问题，从事身体健康风险行为，并使用更多的消极策略来科普压力。他们对自己的就业前景不太有信心，更有可能失业。孤独的年轻人，作为孩子，更有可能有心理健康问题，并经历过欺凌和社会孤立。孤独感在性别和社会经济背景之间分布均匀。年轻人的孤独经历与各种各样的问题同时发生，对晚年的健康有潜在的影响。研究结果强调了早期干预的重要性，以防止孤独的年轻人随着年龄的增长而陷入孤独。
The aim of this study was to build a detailed, integrative profile of the correlates of young adults’ feelings of loneliness, in terms of their current health and functioning and their childhood experiences and circumstances. Data were drawn from the Environmental Risk Longitudinal Twin Study, a birth cohort of 2,232 individuals born in England and Wales in 1994 and 1995. Loneliness was measured when participants were aged 18. Regression analyses were used to test concurrent associations between loneliness and health and functioning in young adulthood. Longitudinal analyses were conducted to examine childhood factors associated with young adult loneliness. Lonelier young adults were more likely to experience mental health problems, to engage in physical health risk behaviours, and to use more negative strategies to cope with stress. They were less confident in their employment prospects and were more likely to be out of work. Lonelier young adults were, as children, more likely to have had mental health difficulties, and to have experienced bullying and social isolation. Loneliness was evenly distributed across genders and socioeconomic backgrounds. Young adults’ experience of loneliness co-occurs with a diverse range of problems, with potential implications for health in later life. The findings underscore the importance of early intervention to prevent lonely young adults from being trapped in loneliness as they age.