Denise G<p>America is becoming a nation of <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/homebodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebodies</span></a></p><p>Research we’re currently conducting suggests that more time spent at home has dovetailed with more time spent alone. Suffice it to say, this makes <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loneliness</span></a>, which stems from a lack of meaningful connections, a more common occurrence. Loneliness and <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/socialisolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialisolation</span></a> are associated with increased risk for early mortality.</p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/america-is-becoming-a-nation-of-homebodies-250350" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/america-is</span><span class="invisible">-becoming-a-nation-of-homebodies-250350</span></a></p>