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sciencedaily.com
Why middle age is becoming a breaking point in the U.S.
ScienceDaily summarizes a new international study reporting that middle-aged Americans are lonelier, more depressed, and have worse memory and physical health than earlier generations, with the pattern less evident in peer countries.
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asu.edu
Why middle-aged Americans are falling behind peers abroad in well-being
Arizona State University reports on research finding that Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, plus poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations, while many peer countries do not show the same declines.
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emory.edu
Middle-aged Americans and loneliness: New study shows an exception to the expected pattern
Emory University reports that in a multinational study, middle-aged people in the United States were lonelier than older adults, an exception shared only with the Netherlands among the countries studied.
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nih.gov
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
This NIH-hosted review supports that loneliness and social isolation are linked to depression and cognitive decline, but it focuses on older adults rather than the specific claim about middle-aged Americans and does not provide direct evidence for generational comparisons in the U.S.
hhs.gov
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
The U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory emphasizes that loneliness is widespread in America and harmful to health, but it does not specifically support the claim that middle-aged Americans are worse than previous generations in an international cohort comparison.
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