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ArticlePsyCh journal2026

Roles of Self-Stigma and Meaning in the Relationship Between Age and Loneliness: A Perspective From Gerotranscendence.

Han Xiao, Melina Malli, Pamela Qualter, Manuela Barreto, Christina Victor, Theodore D Cosco, Guangyu Zhou

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Article in PsyCh journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Han XiaoSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3869-2367
Melina MalliOxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2744-4034
Pamela QualterManchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-3820
Manuela BarretoPsychology Department, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-7233
Christina VictorCollege of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-3974
Theodore D CoscoOxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Guangyu ZhouSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-6737

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32271136Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 209625/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drawing on the theory of gerotranscendence, this research aimed to gain a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the age-loneliness relationship and underlying factors. Data from the BBC Loneliness Experiment (n = 6875, 67.80% female, M

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AgingLonelinessSelf ConceptSocial StigmaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultagegerotranscendencelonelinessloneliness self‐stigmameaning of loneliness

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PMCPMC13402103

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