Mark Baker's research while affiliated with Brigham Young University - Provo Main Campus and other places

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Actual and perceived social isolation are both associated with increased risk for early mortality. In this meta-analytic review, our objective is to establish the overall and relative magnitude of social isolation and loneliness and to examine possible moderators. We conducted a literature search of studies (January 1980 to February 2014) using MED...

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... Loneliness may also be detrimental to behavioral, mental, and social health throughout the lifespan, influencing outcomes such as substance misuse, suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, and poor subjective wellbeing. According to a 2015 meta-analysis, people with chronic loneliness had a 26% increased risk of mortality 69 . This increased risk is comparable to set up risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity 69,70 . ...