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4 Reasons Why Being Single Hurts So Much

Published Date 03/29/2018

Media Source

Psychology Today

Department

Human Development and Family Science

Faculty Member

Jeff Jackson

External Link

4 Reasons Why Being Single Hurts So Much

summary

Jeff Jackson’s publication “The Ambiguous Loss of Singlehood: Conceptualizing and Treating Singlehood Ambiguous Loss Among Never-Married Adults” in Contemporary Family Therapy, was recently highlighted by Psychology Todayin an article entitled, “4 Reasons Why Being Single Hurts So ” by Vinita Mehta, PhD. The article provides a summary of Jackson’s recent publication on the ambiguous loss of singlehood and increases public attention on the ambiguity and related challenges that many people who are single face.