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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

Jean Twenge, a social psychologist and the author of "Generations," found in her research that heavy social media use is linked to poor mental health - especially among girls - and that smartphone access and internet use "increased in lock step with teenage loneliness." ...

Momentum supporting factors

(experts,ideation)

No challenge supporting factor found

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(health,twenge)

(loneliness,health,twenge)

(loneliness,twenge)

(health,smartphone)

(loneliness,health,smartphone)

(loneliness,smartphone)

(health,psychologist)

(loneliness,health,psychologist)

(loneliness,psychologist)

(health,media)

(loneliness,health,media)

(health,internet)

(loneliness,health,internet)

(health,ideation)

(loneliness,health,ideation)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	0.00	2.99	97.02

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (health,twenge)	100.00
(2) (loneliness,health,twenge)	92.31
(3) (loneliness,twenge)	88.46
(4) (health,smartphone)	86.54
(5) (loneliness,health,smartphone)	80.77
(6) (loneliness,smartphone)	75.00
(7) (health,psychologist)	73.08
(8) (loneliness,health,psychologist)	69.23
(9) (loneliness,psychologist)	61.54
(10) (health,media)	59.62
(11) (loneliness,health,media)	57.69
(12) (health,internet)	50.00
(13) (loneliness,health,internet)	44.23
(14) (health,ideation)	42.31
(15) (loneliness,health,ideation)	36.54
(16) (loneliness,health,disease)	34.62
(17) (loneliness,university)	25.00
(18) (loneliness,religious)	23.08
(19) (loneliness,phones)	21.15
(20) (loneliness,norc)	19.23
(21) (health,well-being)	17.31
(22) (experts,surgeon_general_vivek_murthy)	15.38
(23) (experts,question)	13.46
(24) (experts,loneliness)	11.54
(25) (experts,lonelier)	9.62
(26) (experts,kindness)	7.69
(27) (experts,ideation)	5.77
(28) (experts,health)	3.85
(29) (experts,food)	1.92

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

momentum - Back to HLA

When loneliness goes unchecked, it can be dangerous to our physical and mental health, and has been linked to problems like heart disease, dementia and suicidal ideation.. . Dr. Graham and other experts on social connection said there were small steps we could take at any age to cultivate a sense of belonging and social connection ...
High Level Abstractions:

(experts,ideation)

WIP - Back to HLA

Jean Twenge, a social psychologist and the author of "Generations," found in her research that heavy social media use is linked to poor mental health - especially among girls - and that smartphone access and internet use "increased in lock step with teenage loneliness." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(health,media)
(loneliness,health,psychologist)
(loneliness,health,twenge)
(loneliness,psychologist)
(loneliness,smartphone)
(loneliness,health,media)
(health,twenge)
(health,smartphone)
(loneliness,health,smartphone)
(health,psychologist)
(loneliness,twenge)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(loneliness,smartphone) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,media) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,smartphone) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,psychologist) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,twenge) [inferred]
(loneliness,psychologist) [inferred]
(loneliness,twenge) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Jean Twenge, a social psychologist and the author of "Generations," found in her research that heavy social media use is linked to poor mental health - especially among girls - and that smartphone access and internet use "increased in lock step with teenage loneliness.". ...
High Level Abstractions:

(health,internet)
(loneliness,health,internet)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(health,internet) [inferred]
(health,internet,loneliness) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

When loneliness goes unchecked, it can be dangerous to our physical and mental health, and has been linked to problems like heart disease, dementia and suicidal ideation. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(health,ideation)
(experts,loneliness)
(experts,health)
(loneliness,health,ideation)
(loneliness,health,disease)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(health,loneliness,twenge) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,media) [inferred]
(health,ideation,loneliness) [inferred]
(health,ideation) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,smartphone) [inferred]
(health,loneliness,psychologist) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

"Don't wait until old age to discover that you lack a good-quality social network," said Louise Hawkley, a research scientist who studies loneliness at NORC, a social research organization at the University of Chicago. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(loneliness,norc)
(loneliness,university)

WIP - Back to HLA

In an age when participation in community organizations, clubs and religious groups has declined, and more social interaction is happening online instead of in person, some young people are reporting levels of loneliness that, in past decades, were typically associated with older adults ...
High Level Abstractions:

(loneliness,religious)

WIP - Back to HLA

Instead of defaulting to an online conversation or merely a reaction to someone's post, you can suggest bonding over a meal - no phones allowed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(loneliness,phones)

WIP - Back to HLA

If so, it's a sign that those relationships are beneficial to your mental and physical well-being, she said.. . Join a group.. . Research has shown that poor health, living alone and having fewer close family and friends account for the increase in loneliness after about age 75 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(health,well-being)

WIP - Back to HLA

New research suggests people tend to be lonelier in young adulthood and late life. But experts say it doesn't have to be that way.. . . When Surgeon General Vivek Murthy went on a nationwide college tour last fall, he started to hear the same kind of question time and again: How are we supposed to connect with one another when nobody talks anymore ...
High Level Abstractions:

(experts,surgeon_general_vivek_murthy)

WIP - Back to HLA

When Surgeon General Vivek Murthy went on a nationwide college tour last fall, he started to hear the same kind of question time and again: How are we supposed to connect with one another when nobody talks anymore ...
High Level Abstractions:

(experts,question)

WIP - Back to HLA

New research suggests people tend to be lonelier in young adulthood and late life. But experts say it doesn't have to be that way. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(experts,lonelier)

WIP - Back to HLA

Small acts of kindness will not only maintain but also solidify your relationships, the experts said. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(experts,kindness)

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Small acts of kindness will not only maintain but also solidify your relationships, the experts said.. . For example, if you like to cook, offer to drop off food for a friend or family member, Dr. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(experts,food)

Semantics Relevance

The Loneliness Curve