Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than ever, with new research showing they are even more isolated than some of their peers in Europe.
"Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a public health issue because elevated loneliness increases one's risk for, compromised immunity, chronic illness and ," said study author Frank Infurna, an associate professor of psychology at Arizona State University in Tempe.
"We focused on middle-aged adults because they form the backbone of society and empirical evidence demonstrates that U.S. midlife health is lagging other industrialized nations," Infurna noted in an American Psychological Association news release. "Middle-aged adults carry much of society's load by constituting most of the workforce, while simultaneously supporting the needs of younger and older generations in the family.
Researchers said the findings are a wake-up call for U.S. health officials, although U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy already sounded the alarm on the "epidemic of loneliness" in America in a 2023 report.
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