Is Mobility Linked to Higher or Lower Loneliness? The Importance of Freedom and Instability
= 4,163) that vary in levels of mobility, both community stability (high stability) and relational mobility (high freedom) were associated with lower loneliness, which was partially mediated by social isolation. These findings suggest that whether mobility is linked to higher or lower loneliness depends on its specific facets.
Authors
- Brian O’Shea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-238X)
- Michiko Ueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6552-8090)
- Yuri Miyamoto
- Tomotaka Okuyama
Institutions
- Hitotsubashi University (JP)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Syracuse University (US)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672261429141
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
- Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society