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cord-342121-ff4fpsq8	Miller, Eric D.	Loneliness in the Era of COVID-19	2020-09-18		.txt	text/plain	1444	76	54	For as much attention that this disease has rightfully focused on the elderly, individuals can experience different developmental challenges with loneliness throughout the lifespan including adolescence and young adulthood (Luhmann and Hawkley, 2016) -and, indeed, there is already evidence of heightened psychological problems amongst Chinese youth in the wake of this pandemic (Liang et al., 2020) . Social distancing and isolation are critical to preventing the transmission of this highly contagious virus; yet, these are acts that are intrinsically linked with various adverse psychological effects including loneliness and adherence to these sorts of strategies are likely to decrease over time (Armitage and Nellums, 2020; Galea et al., 2020) . Psychological theory, practice, and research must accordingly work to address what will likely be an everburgeoning loneliness crisis in the coming years as a result of this pandemic.	./cache/cord-342121-ff4fpsq8.txt	./txt/cord-342121-ff4fpsq8.txt