Psychological correlates of loneliness i
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Christine G. Walton; Cathleen M. Shultz; Cornelia M. Beck; Robert C. Walls
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Article
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1991
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Loneliness is the emotional response to the discrepancy between desired and available relationships. As people grow old, the likelihood of experiencing age-related losses increases. Such losses may impede the maintenance or acquisition of desired relationships, resulting in a higher incidence of lon