What Predicts Loneliness? Cultural Difference Between Individualistic and Collectivistic Societies in Europe

By Valerie A. Lykes, Markus Kemmelmeier. 2014

301 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Health, Social Psychology

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In Health

1. Maike Luhmann
2. Jenni Dykstra
3. Louise C. Hawkley
4. John T. Cacioppo
5. Stephanie Cacioppo
6. L. Waite

In Social Psychology

1. Jenni Dykstra
2. Maike Luhmann
3. Louise C. Hawkley
4. John T. Cacioppo

Citations in the corpus

• Age differences in loneliness from late adolescence to oldest old age. (2016, background): “A recent study found that the lack of social interactions with family members is a stronger predictor of loneliness in collectivist countries whereas a lack of social interactions with friends is a stronger predictor of loneliness in individualistic countries (Lykes & Kemmelmeier, 2014).”
• New Ways of Theorizing and Conducting Research in the Field of Loneliness and Social Isolation (2018, background): “Additionally, it has been suggested that loneliness is high in collectivist-oriented communities, where sensitivity to social exclusion is stronger than in individualistic communities, which are characterized by autonomy and choice in interaction partners (Lykes & Kemmelmeier, 2014).”