ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2025
Researching gender and loneliness differently.
Review in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Beyond individual correlates: The moderating roles of neighborhood factors on loneliness among adults in predominately Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.Health & place · 2026Article
- Relationally specific sexual identity concealment and loneliness among sexual and gender minority women in Japan: A culturally situated analysis.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Treatment of Gender in Research on Intervention Programs Targeting Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Loneliness as a sex-specific risk factor for cognitive aging.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Loneliness and cognitive decline among U.S. adults: A stratified analysis of the BRFSS.PloS one · 2026Article
- Hormonal and Behavioral Consequences of Social Isolation and Loneliness: Neuroendocrine Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Loneliness and Intersectional Discrimination Among Aging LGBT People in Spain: A Qualitative Research Study of Gay Men.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Researching gender and loneliness differently.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
- The impact of social isolation and perceived loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional descriptive Chilean study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The majority of research on loneliness considers gender by comparing the loneliness reported by men and women. Drawing on current conceptualizations of gender and its effects, we propose alternative ways in which gender should be examined in relation to loneliness. To do so, we consider multiple gender-related factors and the role of the social environment, particularly societal ideologies about what gender is and how it should be expressed. We provide examples of how this expanded conceptualization can contribute to an improved understanding of loneliness by focusing on the impact of gender nonconformity, gendered life experiences, and couple relationships. We highlight the need for more research and evidence to fill existing gaps in understanding. We conclude that the field can move forward by considering the role of biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, gender roles, gender relational experiences, and sexual orientation, as well as the social norms against which these are experienced. To truly examine the role of gender in loneliness, we need to consider the normative context where some, but not others, are minoritized and marginalized, as well as move beyond binary notions of gender to include those with nonbinary, transgender, and intersex identities.
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