Childhood circumstances and personality traits are associated with loneliness in older age

Life circumstances during childhood -- including having fewer friends and siblings, low-quality relationships with parents, bad health and growing up in a poorer household -- are all correlated with a higher rate of loneliness in older age, according to a new study.

from Relationships News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220518140714.htm