large for women as for men. We seek to explain this gender gap by exploring gender differences in: family and caring … reported more close friends before the pandemic than men, and increased loneliness after the pandemic's onset. Other factors …

loneliness are all associated with worsening mental health. Both the initial drop and subsequent recovery are larger for parents …

loneliness are all associated with worsening mental health. Both the initial drop and subsequent recovery are larger for parents …

loneliness are all associated with worsening mental health. Both the initial drop and subsequent recovery are larger for parents …

Concerns about loneliness and social isolation are growing more than ever. With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its … second year, there are fears that the toll on loneliness could have consequences long after the virus recedes. This study … offers a comparative overview of the incidence and determinants of loneliness and social isolation in Europe in the pre …

experience of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, in terms of prevalence, loneliness peaked in April 2020, followed … the individual determinants of loneliness and compare them to those found in the literature predating the COVID-19 … loneliness. However, the pandemic substantially shifted the age profile: it is now the youngest who are the loneliest. We last …