UofL Researchers Are Working to Make Neighborhoods Less Lonely

UofL researchers are working to make neighborhoods less lonely

The study focuses on helping older adults in the Chickasaw, Springhurst and the Fairdale neighborhoods.

Loneliness predicts an increase in TV viewing for older women, but not for men

Middle-aged and older women who say they feel lonely are likely to spend more hours in front of the television a few years later, according to a new longitudinal study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. In contrast, men in the same age range showed no comparable pattern, and watching additional television did not predict becoming lonelier over time for either gender. The research team, led by Zijun Liu and Liye Zou at Shenzhen Univ…