Loneliness and Sleep
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Griffin et al. (2020)
Loneliness and sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Systematic Review
Primary finding: Across 27 relevant articles, ;oneliness correlated with self-reported sleep disturbance but not duration, across a diverse set of samples and measures. There was no evidence supporting age or gender as moderators or suggesting publication bias. The longitudinal relationship between loneliness and sleep remains unclear. Loneliness is related to sleep disturbance, but research is necessary to determine directionality, examine the influence of other factors, and speak to causality.