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ArticleStress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress2024

The relationship between loneliness and the experiences of everyday stress and stressor-related emotion.

Jee Eun Kang, Jennifer E Graham-Engeland, Stacey Scott, Joshua M Smyth, Martin J Sliwinski

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Article in Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jee Eun KangHuman Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4092-3446
Jennifer E Graham-EngelandBiobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Stacey ScottDepartment of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-4964
Joshua M SmythBiobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Martin J SliwinskiHuman Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9611-7558

Funding

Psychosocial Determinants and Biological Pathway to Healthy Aging (Pathways)T32AG049676 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI LYNN M. MARTIRE · 2016 to 2026
$3.9M
Stress, Unconstructive Repetitive Thought and Cognitive AgingR01AG039409 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI SLIWINSKI, MARTIN J · 2011 to 2015
$2.5M
MicroRNAs Regulating Gene Expression during Cellular Senescence and AgingZ01AG000394 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI GOROSPE, MYRIAM · 2008 to 2008
$265k
The role of loneliness in cognitive decline and risk for dementiaR03AG081719 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI GRAHAM-ENGELAND, JENNIFER ELISE · 2023 to 2024
$160k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000394NIA NIH HHS R01 AG039409NIA NIH HHS R03 AG081719NIA NIH HHS T32 AG049676NIA NIH HHS T32AG049676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loneliness influences how people experience and respond to stressors, which may account for its role as a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. The present study was motivated by emerging evidence that affective responses to minor daily events have long-term implications for health and well-being. Specifically, we evaluated how individual differences in loneliness relate to the frequency of everyday stressors and stressor-related negative emotions. A diverse community sample of 255 adults (age 25-65 years) completed ecological momentary assessments (EMA), during which they reported recent stressors and current negative affect (NA) five times a day for 14 days. Multilevel logistic analyses indicated that there was a quadratic association between loneliness and likelihood of reporting stressors, controlling for demographics, social isolation, depressive symptoms, and context (current activities, current location). Multilevel regression indicated that loneliness was unrelated to the concurrent effect of stressors on NA but significantly larger lagged stressor effects were observed among individuals in the low and high ranges of loneliness. These findings suggest that individuals with high levels of loneliness are more likely to experience everyday stressors and have prolonged emotional responses following stressors.

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AgingLonelinessAdultAgedEcological Momentary AssessmentEmotionsHumansIndividualityMiddle AgedStress, Psychologicaldaily stressemotional stress responselonelinessnegative affectsubjective social isolation

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PMID37526522
PMCPMC10830881

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