>[!Quick Links]+ >- [[Loneliness in Students]] - Student-specific research and context >- [[Tackling Loneliness at Salford]] - How we address loneliness at Salford >- [[Effort - Learn more about Loneliness]] - Ongoing learning effort ## Understanding Loneliness ### Definition and Types - [[Definition of Loneliness]] - Primary definitions (Perlman & Peplau 1981) - [[types of loneliness]] - [[Social Loneliness]] - Perceived deficit in quality of social connections - [[Emotional Loneliness]] - Absence of meaningful relationships - [[Belonging and loneliness are two sides of the same coin]] ### Causes and Drivers - [[What are the causes of loneliness]] - [[Loneliness has Structural Drivers]] - Urban design, housing, transport - [[Loneliness is driven by Life Events]] - Bereavement, disability, migration - [[Enshittification leads to loneliness]] - Platform economics and neoliberalism drive social disconnection ### Impact and Consequences - [[What is the impact of loneliness]] - [[Impact of loneliness on academic performance]] - [[Impact of loneliness on mental health and psychological wellbeing]] - [[Impact of loneliness on physical health and functioning]] - [[loneliness is the main predictor of anxiety and depression in students]] ### Demographics and Statistics - [[Loneliness statistics - who is most affected by loneliness]] - [[ONS Statistics on Loneliness]] - Official UK government data - [[Factors associated with Loneliness]] ## Interventions Framework ### Individual Level - [[How can you spot loneliness]] - [[How can you address loneliness as an individual]] ### Organisational Level *See [[Tackling Loneliness at Salford]]* - [[How can you address loneliness as a group or charity]] - [[Social Prescribing]] - Connecting people to community support - [[Student societies help tackle loneliness]] ### System Level - [[Addressing loneliness stigma]] - [[Critique of loneliness interventions]] - Avoid deficit model approaches ## Evaluation and Measurement - [[Evaluating Loneliness]] - [[How can you evaluate loneliness]] - [[The UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale]] ## Research and Evidence - [[Loneliness Research]] - [[WHO Report on Social Connection]] - [[The University Mental Health Charter 2019]] - [[Loneliness Inequalities evidence review - Prof Manuela Barreto]] - See also: [[Effort - Learn more about Loneliness#Reference]] ## Sector Organisations - [[Campaign to End Loneliness]] - [[Co-op Foundation]] - [[Wonkhe]] - [[Source - Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness by Wikipedia]] - [[World Health Organisation]] - [[Loneliness-related Events, Meetings etc]] ## Related - [[Belonging and Fitting In]] - [[Student Mental Health and Student Support]] - [[Access and Participation]] - [[Anxiety]] - [['Belonging' and 'loneliness' have different etymological origins]] - [[Nostalgia's Unexpected Etymology Explains Why It Can Feel So Painful]] --- ## Salford-Specific For how we tackle loneliness at Salford, see: - [[Tackling Loneliness at Salford]] - Overview of our approach - [[Tackling Loneliness Theory of Change]] - The 3 I's framework (Inform, Intervene, Influence) - [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] - The strategy document ### Active Projects - [[142.04 Operationalise the Loneliness Theory of Change]] - Current implementation project - [[142.01 Tackling Loneliness Strategy]] - Strategy development (completed)