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The 27 pages that link to Loneliness, each with the reason it gives.

• Social supportCompared with: Support can address unmet relational needs, though loneliness is not simply isolation.

• Social isolationCompared with: A person may be isolated without feeling lonely, or lonely while socially surrounded.

• Parasocial interactionRelated: Loneliness can shape why people seek media-based companionship, but is not the bond itself.

• FriendshipCompared with: Friendship can provide connection, though having friends does not guarantee freedom from loneliness.

• IntimacyCompared with: Loneliness can persist even among people with frequent contact when meaningful closeness is lacking.

• BelongingnessCompared with: Loneliness can arise when existing relationships do not provide a felt sense of belonging.

• Social integrationCompared with: A person may have many contacts yet feel lonely, showing that connection and integration differ.

• Relationship satisfactionCompared with: Loneliness can coexist with a romantic relationship and does not directly measure its quality.

• Human–animal bondRelated: Animal companionship may ease loneliness, though it does not replace every human connection.

• SolitudeCompared with: Loneliness is an unwanted lack of connection, unlike solitude, which may be chosen.

• RetirementRelated: Leaving work can remove routine social contact for some retirees.

• Toxic masculinityRelated: Limits on emotional openness can obstruct intimacy and contribute to social isolation.

• Intimate relationshipCompared with: A person can feel lonely despite having relationships that lack intimacy.

• Interpersonal attractionCompared with: Unmet desire for closeness can make attraction and connection especially salient.

• Schizoid personality disorderCompared with: Social detachment does not necessarily mean a person feels lonely or wants more relationships.

• Social rejectionCompared with: Loneliness can occur without rejection, while rejection can occur without loneliness.

• Social skillsCompared with: Difficulties interacting may contribute to disconnection, though loneliness has many causes.

• BoredomRelated: Social disconnection can make activities feel unrewarding and intensify boredom.

• Hookup cultureRelated: Some people experience casual encounters alongside unmet needs for closeness, though outcomes vary.

• Only childCompared with: Having no siblings does not by itself determine whether a person feels socially isolated.

• Social connectionCompared with: Loneliness shows that felt connection depends on relationship quality, not simply contact.

• Barbara HuttonRelated: Hutton's later public image often emphasized emotional isolation despite extraordinary material wealth.

• Carson McCullersRelated: The title of her first novel crystallizes a concern that recurs throughout her writing.

• Infinite JestRelated: Its characters’ isolation persists even amid families, teams, meetings, and media.

• The Origins of TotalitarianismRelated: Arendt identifies loneliness as a condition that can make individuals receptive to totalitarian organization.

• AutophobiaCompared with: Loneliness is a felt lack of connection; autophobia is fear of being alone, even when connection is available.

• Sex dollRelated: Some accounts frame dolls as responses to isolation, though effects vary.