Lecturer in Psychology @UniofGreenwich. Researching loneliness and its associations with health and functioning in young people.
Joined June 2010
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Thanks to my lovely co-authors @_trielena @Vaughanparsons1 @t_matth @L_Arseneault🌞
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@LCWH5 @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh @fdn4sociconnect @endlonelinessuk
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´To measure the importance of loneliness for public health relevance solely as a causal factor oversimplifies its complex and intricate relationship with health’ @t_matth @KTNThompson @NicolaByrom @DeliaFuhrmann @SGDPCentreKCL @DrAPitman
Loneliness may not make you ill after all, says new study – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t tackle it bit.ly/3THmzer
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The @UBelongProject has teamed up with UK #students to combat #loneliness at university with their new interactive toolkit!🔧
Students can receive tailored guidance, access co-created tools and join a student-led community🫂
Learn more👉kcl.ac.uk/news/u-belong-proj…
#UBelongCampaign
ALT "With large cohorts, it can feel like you never see the same person twice. Students are having to learn new ways to connect and make friends, and this is not easy. We have developed the U-Belong toolkit to help students build a stronger sense of community." Dr Nicola Byrom, Reader in Psychology at King’s IoPPN
“Our findings emphasise that rather than a risk factor or an outcome, social isolation is aetiologically intertwined with the experience of poor mental health.”
New research by @KTNThompson published online today in @ESCAPonline
doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-0…
How does social isolation overlap with mental health problems in young people?
Our new paper tested longitudinal genetic and environmental influences that are shared and specific to these experiences in the @ERiskstudy #OpenAccess
(thrilling 🧵 below!!)
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To what extent are the development of bullying behaviors and conduct problems distinct yet interlinked across childhood?
To find out, check out our new study of the @ERiskstudy in Developmental Psychology @APA
(More info below!)
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This photo is such a beautiful reflection of the joy and pride of this amazing achievement. And two proud supervisors too. Super well done @KTNThompson on your graduation! @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @t_matth. The world is your oyster (and your whale too 😉).
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❗NEW BLOG❗
“ECRs often experience high levels of isolation & loneliness, which can be exacerbated by the competitive & solitary nature of academic work.”
Read the full blog by @ThibautPauline to learn more about #Loneliness & #EarlyCareerResearchers. bit.ly/3VTQqR9
How wonderful to celebrate @briddycent passing her PhD viva yesterday. Go Bridget!
Many thanks to examiners @mgoat73 and @Marlies_Maes
As someone who knew from an early age I would never be Thelonious Monk, I promised to share this in lieu of taking part.
Study in search of participants who can improvise on the piano 🎶 🎹 🎶
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"A billion $ #loneliness industry has emerged, ready to provide anti-loneliness products to those at a loss as to how to manage their loneliness, an industry that benefits from loneliness being depicted as ‘spreading dangerously through the population’, contagious & unstoppable".
Are we in a #Loneliness pandemic?
Read the new special issue of the Journal of #Psychosocial Studies, guest edited by Olivia Sagan and @davidwjones8
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@QMUPsychology @UCL_Loneliness @assoc4psychosoc #socialisolation
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SUPER delighted for our work to be selected as one of @JAACAPOpen's Best of 2023 - thank you!! Find a summary of our paper in the thread below and the Editor's note on all selected papers here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.202… – at West Lafayette, IN
Do children with ADHD symptoms become socially isolated?
Our new paper in @JAACAPOpen looked at longitudinal bidirectional within-person associations between ADHD symptoms and social isolation in @ERiskstudy #OpenAccess
(spoiler alert – yes – 🧵below)
doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.202…
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The paper, published in @socscimed, comes from @briddycent and @L_Arseneault in partnership with @t_matth (@UniofGreenwich).
Read the full story in today's @Independent.
#IoPPNInTheNews
bit.ly/4cj3BCz
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Excellent work @briddycent !
The health and economic consequences of loneliness have gained increasing attention from the public and policymakers in recent years with US Surgeon General highlighting loneliness as a threat to economic prosperity in his recent advisory statement
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Our research is one of few studies reporting on the impact of loneliness years later. We need longitudinal data to unravel the long-term outcomes of loneliness at various stages of life. Published earlier today in @socscimed @SGDPCentreKCL @ERiskstudy doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.…
Do lonely school students fare worse in the job market and social ladder in young adulthood? 🪜🧑🤝🧑
Our new paper in Social Science & Medicine looks at longitudinal associations between loneliness & multiple indicators of social position in @ERiskStudy 🧵
doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.…
Fantastic paper by Bridget Bryan @briddycent out today in Soc Sci Med: loneliness in adolescence associated with lower employability and self-perceived social status in adulthood. @ERiskStudy
Do lonely school students fare worse in the job market and social ladder in young adulthood? 🪜🧑🤝🧑
Our new paper in Social Science & Medicine looks at longitudinal associations between loneliness & multiple indicators of social position in @ERiskStudy 🧵
doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.…
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This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek @Place2Be is raising awareness & empowering children across the UK to express themselves. Find out more about our work from the @SGDPCentreKCL on young people's experiences of social isolation in @neurosciencecu newest blog!
@L_Arseneault @t_matth – at West Lafayette, IN
It's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
The relationships we forge, particularly in childhood, are inextricably intertwined with our #mentalhealth outcomes.
In our latest blog we look at the risk social isolation poses to mental wellbeing in young people: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/innovati…
ALT The image shows a profile of a white boy of around 7 years old wearing a blue raincoat. He is sitting on a park bench with his head lowered and a sad expression on his face. The quote is from Dr Katherine Thompson of Purdue University and reads "“By giving the right support at the right time, isolated children could benefit from support at the time they are most vulnerable to isolation to reduce the risk of long-lasting problems.”
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👥Team update!
The PALM team is cruising into 2024, and we have lots of projects in store. To keep up with all our work, check out our KCL page: kcl.ac.uk/research/platforms… 🧵6/7
Good on the team at @TheAlexSW19 for keeping this initiative running each year.
