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  • Social Psychology
  • Community Psychology
  • Urban Studies

Background:

  • Loneliness is a growing public health concern.
  • Understanding factors influencing loneliness is crucial for intervention development.
  • Community characteristics may play a role in an individual's experience of loneliness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between loneliness and community size.
  • To examine the association of loneliness with community participation.
  • To explore how attitudes towards community connection impact loneliness.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized three large-scale Canadian datasets (N=20,071).
  • Employed correlational, multiple regression, and ANOVA analyses.
  • Assessed loneliness, community participation, and attitudes via self-report ratings.

Main Results:

  • Higher feelings of community connection predicted lower loneliness.
  • Group participation showed a weak inverse relationship with loneliness.
  • Urban dwellers reported higher loneliness, though community connection attitudes were stronger predictors than physical variables.

Conclusions:

  • Attitudes about community connection are key predictors of loneliness.
  • Physical community characteristics like size and participation have a lesser impact.
  • Interventions fostering community connection may effectively mitigate loneliness.