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Loneliness in a connected world.

The crowd at Federation Square in Melbourne enjoying the festive season, Dec 2019.

The crowd at Federation Square in Melbourne enjoying the festive season, Dec 2019. Source: SBS Indonesian

With many people together on holiday Margaretha, P.G.Dip.Psych.,M.Sc, a lecturer and researcher in the Psychology Faculty at Airlangga University talks about being connected but lonely.


How have social media and technological progress impacted on lonely people?  How can we help reduce the incidence and impact of loneliness?  Margaretha explains.

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 A man being alone in the city in Melbourne, Dec 2019.
A man being alone in the city in Melbourne, Dec 2019. Source: Courtesy: SCW.

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