Experiencing loneliness in parenthood: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Chronic loneliness is experienced by around a third of parents, but there is no comprehensive review into how, why and which parents experience loneliness. This scoping review aimed to provide insight into what is already known about parental loneliness and give directions for further applied and methodological research.

Methods

Searches for peer-reviewed articles were undertaken in six databases: PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus, during May 2019 to February 2020. We searched for English studies which examined loneliness experienced during parenthood, including studies that involved parents with children under 16 years and living at home and excluding studies on pregnancy, childbirth or postbirth hospital care.

Results

From 2566 studie

SUBMITTER: Nowland R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8580382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature