How these issues are experienced across different population groups. The experience of loneliness stigma, and strategies for reducing this stigma. Understandings and expressions of loneliness.īarriers that prevent people from taking actions to overcome their loneliness.
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This review identified specific evidence gaps around how loneliness stigma is experienced and how it can be tackled, subsequently recommending further qualitative research to explore the drivers of loneliness stigma across different population groups, along with how interventions could effectively tackle such stigma. The Loneliness Stigma evidence review was subsequently commissioned to explore existing research on loneliness stigma. The Tackling Loneliness evidence review (published on 26th January 2022) critically examined the existing literature on loneliness, identifying that little was known about loneliness stigma. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned this study to explore loneliness stigma and address evidence gaps identified in reviews of the literature. Stigma: Covers both social and self-stigma. Self-stigma: Feeling shame around a personal characteristic or experience and being inclined to conceal it from others. , This research explores actual and perceived social stigma. This results in the person or group being devalued and/or suffering discrimination. Social stigma: Negative attitudes or beliefs towards an individual or group, based on experiences or characteristics which are seen to distinguish them from other people (in this case, experiences of loneliness). It happens when we have a mismatch between the quantity and quality of social relationships that we have, and those that we want.” Loneliness: “A subjective, unwelcome feeling of lack or loss of companionship. For the purpose of this research, loneliness and stigma are defined as follows:
Previous research has highlighted that both self- and social stigma can present barriers to sharing and overcoming feelings of loneliness. This report presents the findings from a qualitative study exploring loneliness stigma. Executive summary Overview of the research
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