Loneliness in Midlife: Historical Increases and Elevated Levels in the United States Compared With Europe

Overview of attention for article published in American Psychologist, July 2025

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Gen X women are the loneliest generation of adults right now because they’re the first group who were promised friendship would be enough

Yahoo!, 10 May 2026

at 7:00 PM UTC8 min read I was on the phone with one of my closest friends when she said she hadn't eaten dinner with another…

Many older parents quietly mourn the version of the relationship in which their advice, experience, and presence were still needed

Yahoo!, 09 May 2026

at 2:00 PM UTC7 min read I have a daughter who turned thirty-two last year, and a few months ago, I caught myself waiting for…

There’s a specific kind of loneliness that belongs to people who are everyone’s emergency contact but have nobody listed as their own

Yahoo!, 06 May 2026

at 11:00 AM UTC8 min read A few years ago, something happened at my part-time job—nothing catastrophic, just the kind of thing…

Midlife Crisis: Cognitive Health Wanes in Americans

Mirage News, 15 Apr 2026

Frank Infurna first started thinking about the plight of middle-aged adults 10 years ago.

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