Feelings of loneliness can be blunted by a good night’s sleep People who slept better reported less emotional and social loneliness Young adults in particular benefitted from sleep MONDAY, June 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People who feel lonely and socially isolated might benefit from more sleep , especially if they’re a young adult, a new study suggests. Better sleep is associated with significantly less emotional and social loneliness, researchers report. Younger adults in particularbenefit from better sleep, but people of all ages report less loneliness after they’ve slept well, results show.
“Loneliness is an urgent public health crisis, and there is a pressing need for providers to better understand and treat it,” said lead researcher Joseph Dzierzewski , vice president of research and scientific affairs at the National Sleep Foundation in Washington, D.C. The U.
S. Surgeon General’s Office warned in 2023 about a public health crisis of loneliness and isolation, researchers noted. Even before the pandemic, about half of U.
S. adults were experiencing loneliness, and the social isolation measures required to protect health likely made matters even worse, the warning said. “Our results highlight the important role that sleep plays in understanding loneliness across the adult lifespan,” Dzierzewksi said in a university news release.
“Perhaps efforts to improve sleep health could have a beneficial effect on loneliness, especially for young people.” Adults s.
