半數美國人感到孤獨

一項最新研究發現，近半數美國人感覺孤獨，尤其是年輕人備受孤獨的煎熬。

據NPR報道，醫療保險公司信諾集團（Cigna）在全美對20,000名成年人進行了調查，調查發現54%的受訪者感覺沒有人真正了解自己。此外，56%的受訪者稱身邊的人“未必和他們在一起”，約40%稱他們“缺乏友誼”，“他們的關系沒有意義”，并且感覺“被其他人孤立。”

周二發布的這份報告，基于加州大學洛杉磯分校開創的孤獨感量表（Loneliness Scale）。研究人員根據一系列陳述和一個公式計算出測量結果，并根據測量結果發現得分在20至80分之間的受訪者感覺孤獨。一個人分數越高，越有可能感覺到嚴重的社會孤立。

據NPR報道，信諾首席執行官戴維·考丹尼表示：“半數美國人認為自己的是孤獨的。這令我非常吃驚。”

他補充道，社會孤立還會影響身體健康。考丹尼稱：“精神與身體健康之間的界限較為模糊。人類呈現出來的醫學癥狀，往往與精神、生活方式、行為問題等有關，例如孤獨。

另外，調查還發現更多美國年輕人感到孤獨。研究人員發現，1995年左右至2000年代初出生的一代，即“Z一代”，現在即將成年，他們的孤獨感最強。該年齡段的受訪者平均孤獨感得分為48.3，而所有美國人的平均得分為44。千禧一代的得分為45.3。而嬰兒潮一代和最偉大的一代分別得分42.4和38.6，均低于平均分。（財富中文網）

譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

A new study has found that nearly half of all Americans feel lonely — with young people in particular experiencing the brunt on the pain.

Health insurer Cigna took a nationwide survey of 20,000 adults and found that 54% of respondents said they feel like no one actually knows them well, NPR reports.Additionally, 56% of people said the people they surround themselves around “are not necessarily with them,” and approximately 40% said they “lack companionship,” their “relationships aren’t meaningful,” and that they feel “isolated from others.”

The research, released Tuesday, was based on the UCLA Loneliness Scale pioneered by the University of California, Los Angeles. Using measurements calculated by a mix of statements and a formula, researchers found that anyone with a score between 20 and 80 feel lonely. The higher the score, the more likely it is the person feels significant social isolation.

“Half of Americans view themselves as lonely,” David Cordani, chief executive of Cigna, said, according to NPR. “I can’t help but be surprised [by that].”

He added that social isolation can also have an affect on health. “There’s a blurred line between mental and physical health,” Cordani said. “Oftentimes, medical symptoms present themselves and they’re correlated with mental, lifestyle, behavioral issues like loneliness.”

Additionally, the survey found that younger American are hit harder by loneliness. The generation born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s —”Z”— is coming to age now and feels lonely the most, researchers found. Those respondents had an average loneliness score of 48.3, compared to the average score for all Americans, 44. Millennials, meanwhile, scored 45.3. But the Baby Boomers and Greatest Generation scored just below the American average at 42.4 and 38.6, respectively.