研究显示 老年人并非最孤独的人群
While we think of older people being more solitary, and thus more lonely, this might not actually be true. According to the work of Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a psychology professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, loneliness is actually at its peak among teenagers and young adults. Holt-Lunstad and her colleagues analysed 70 studies, and found that there were stronger risks of loneliness-related illness for under- 65s than over-65s. Also, the US National Social Life, Health and Ageing Project states that just 30% of older adults feel lonely fairly often. While older people might be alone much of the time, this doesn't mean they are unhappy about it. In fact, people can feel lonely when they're surrounded by others. Many lonely people are also married. "Being unmarried is a significant risk," Holt-Lunstad told the New York Times, "but not all marriages are happy ones. We have to consider the quality of relationships, not simply their existence or quantity." |