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Familial resemblance for loneliness.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2010
Distel Marijn A, Rebollo-Mesa Irene, Abdellaoui Abdel, Derom Catherine A, Willemsen Gonneke, Cacioppo John T, Boomsma Dorret I
Abstract excerpt
Social isolation and loneliness in humans have been associated with physical and psychological morbidity, as well as mortality. This study aimed to assess the etiology of individual differences in feelings of loneliness. The genetic architecture of loneliness was explored in an extended twin-fami...
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