This study sought to determine how successfully lonely and non-lonely subjects (UCLA Loneliness Scale) cope with recent stressful life events. Correlational analysis indicated the higher the loneliness score the more emotional and somatic complaints were indicated on the Cornell Medical Index Form N2.
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