Americans are spending more of their time alone. Contrary to national fears of a loneliness crisis, many of them find solitude essential for their well-being.
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Vice-chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University
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Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Clinical Psychologist, Penn State
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Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, ARC Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Service Studies, Lund University
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Professor of Sustainable Welfare, University of Leeds
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Professor of Urban Health and Environment, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Middlebury College