{"id":420,"date":"2025-09-29T00:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flourishingtogether.bc.edu\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:51:05","slug":"swl4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flourishingtogether.bc.edu\/index.php\/swl4\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston College Faculty Research on Loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-superbfont-small-font-size\"><em>Loneliness: The Data, The Solutions\/ 3 of 4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGw0z-RZp8\/5ccN3i8UDBn5npVKFj-4Qg\/edit\">Social Isolation and Loneliness: Networks, Neighborhoods, and the Momentary Context<\/a> (Alyssa Goldman)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37822581\/\">Stand by Me: Social Ties and Health in Real Time<\/a> (Alyssa W. Goldman and Erin York Cornwell)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/Personal Network Size and Social Accompaniment: Protective or Risk Factor for Momentary Loneliness, and for Whom? (Alyssa W. Goldman and Ellen L. Compernolle)\">Personal Network Size and Social Accompaniment: Protective or Risk Factor for Momentary Loneliness, and for Whom?<\/a> (Alyssa W. Goldman and Ellen L. Compernolle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1W7vzsuT9pWKJv2zUcV1HB_NKzlnL5DkA\/view\">From Isolation to Integration: Mapping Massachusetts&#8217; Journey Against Loneliness<\/a> (Christina Matz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-superbfont-small-font-size\">Other published works by Professor Matz&#8217;s published work on the topic of loneliness\/social isolation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matz-Costa, C., Lubben, J. E., Lachman, M., Lee, H. N., &amp; Choi, Y. J. (2018). A pilot randomized trial of an intervention to enhance the health-promoting effects of older adults&#8217; activity portfolios: The Engaged4Life Program. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(8), 792-816.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wang, Y., Matz-Costa, C., Miller, J., Carr, D., &amp; Kohlbacher, F. (2018). Uses and gratifications sought from mobile phones and loneliness among Japanese midlife and older adults: A mediation analysis. Innovation in Aging, 2(3), 1-13.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choi, Y.J. &amp; Matz-Costa, C. (2018). Perceived neighborhood safety, social cohesion, and psychological health of older adults [Special Issue: Aging in Context]. The Gerontologist, 58(1), 196\u2013206. PMID: 28082279 DOI: 10.1093\/geront\/gnw187<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carr, D., Kail, B.K., Matz-Costa, C., &amp; Shavit, Y. (2018). Does becoming a volunteer attenuate loneliness among recently widowed older adults? The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(3), 501-510. 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