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Nothing, the old adage says, is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. In the social science community, the recognition that social relationships are essential to personal health and happiness, that “friends are good medicine,” is such a timely idea. Indeed, so fundamental are social ties that several independent research traditions have developed in this area, each with a somewhat different focus. Thus the co-existence of work on social support, loneliness and social isolation attests to the vital importance of social relations. The independence of these research traditions is understandable, given their historical and disciplinary origins. But the time is now right for researchers in these separate fields to become acquainted with each others’ work.
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Peplau, L.A. (1985). Loneliness Research: Basic Concepts and Findings. In: Sarason, I.G., Sarason, B.R. (eds) Social Support: Theory, Research and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5115-0_15
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