📢Just out!

The 1st ever EU-wide survey on loneliness reveals data comparable across⤵️

🇪🇺EU countries
🔢age groups
🧑‍🦱genders
👷socio-economic circumstances

These can help design policies targeting the problem, not simply its symptoms 👉 europa.eu/!d9RcgW

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub

Loneliness is on the rise⤵️

Data shows that
🔎young people are more affected compared to older generations
🔎quantity & quality of social relationships are key to prevent or reduce the feeling of loneliness

Find out more on risk factors 👉 europa.eu/!d9RcgW

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub

Major life events, such as the loss of the partner or of a job, may👇

⚠️disrupt one’s social network
⚠️substantially increase the risk of loneliness

Moreover, loneliness is linked to poorer physical health & unhealthy behaviour 👉europa.eu/!d9RcgW

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub

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❓Online or offline?

Data🔢 suggests that social networking sites

👤replace physical interactions🗣️🗣️ with online ones
👤lack the intimacy & quality of meeting people in person

👉 europa.eu/!d9RcgW

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub

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❓How to prevent and mitigate loneliness?

More help is on the way!

The results of the project with @europarl_en & @EU_Social are published just ahead of the @EU_Commission 🆕 initiative on , out this week 👉 europa.eu/!d9RcgW

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub

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