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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.