Loneliness isn't the same as being alone. But what is it? The first step in developing strategies to reduce loneliness must be to understand it better.
Would it be useful to simply ask people for their thoughts?
Whether they are lonely or not, people who are filling their empty hours looking at social media or playing online games might be attracted by a request for their thoughts on loneliness.
These can be collected by asking them to fill in an online questionnaire. But the questionnaire must be quick, easy and interesting.
I have drafted a preliminary questionnaire and would be grateful for your thoughts and advice. You can see and try out the questionnaire by clicking below. You don't have to answer the questions truthfully but some must be answered because they determine what questions will follow. You can take the questionnaire more than once.
To see and fill in the loneliness questionnaire, please click
If you would like to contact me, my email address is: lesleynewson@gmail.com