Loneliness Links Adverse Childhood Experiences to Mortality Risk Across 26 Years
Loneliness appears to be a central mechanism in the long-term impact of ACEs on longevity, such that, for adversity during childhood, loneliness experienced during adulthood may be a toxic pathway to future death.
Authors
- Emma Kirwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8536-023X)
- Páraic S. O’Súilleabháin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1423-7119)
- Ann‐Marie Creaven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-307X)
- Martina Luchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-8443)
- Nicholas A. Turiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2266-2959)
- Eileen Kranz Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-4625)
- Máire McGeehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4468-7727)
- Aisling Curtis
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- West Virginia University (US)
- University of Limerick (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf016
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67