Changes in daily loneliness for German residents during the first four weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic

Susanne Buecker, Kai T. Horstmann, Julia Krasko, Sarah Kritzler, Sophia Terwiel, Till Kaiser and Maike Luhmann

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 265, issue C

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has dramatically altered people's social lives due to social restriction measures taken to control the coronavirus spread. Early on, increased loneliness has been publicly discussed as a harmful psychological side effect of these measures. Due to the serious adverse health consequences of loneliness, it is essential to take these concerns seriously and investigate them systematically to allow for evidence-based decision making. Thus far, however, high-resolution empirical evidence of such harmful side effects is rare.

Keywords: Loneliness; Isolation; COVID-19; Daily diary; Distancing policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113541

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