Our objectives

The DISCONNECT project aims to comprehensively and interdisciplinarily explore loneliness and social isolation. It has defined several specific objectives, which are divided into the following work packages:

Why loneliness interests us

On the topic of loneliness, I am interested in various forms of weakening of social ties and relationship to society as a whole and their social and economic factors.

doc. Mgr. Daniel Gerbery, PhD.

In the topic of loneliness, I emphasize the need to pay special attention to people and social groups that experience loneliness and isolation and the factors that lead to them.

Mgr. Marianna Mrva, PhD.

On the topic of loneliness, I am interested in its causes and consequences, as well as how people deal with and respond to loneliness.

doc. Mgr. Roman Džambazovič, PhD.

What interests me most about the topic of loneliness is its universality and presence across a broad spectrum of psychological disorders, its impact on individual functioning, and possible avenues for professional intervention.

Mgr. Valentína Cviková

In the context of loneliness, I am particularly interested in the somatic manifestations of loneliness, risk and protective factors, and also in the possibilities of prevention.

Mgr. Natália Čavojská

Loneliness interests me as a transdiagnostic construct; it is present across a variety of psychological disorders. What is special about it is that it is not just tied to basic individual emotions. It is largely conditioned by society. We are not just biological or psychological or social beings. We are bio-psycho-social beings.

Mgr. Sara Majsniarová

In this topic I am interested in the dynamics of the relationships between loneliness, the need for closeness and psychopathological manifestations in psychiatric patients and risk groups in their everyday life.

Mgr. Daniel Dančík, PhD.

Funded by the EU through the Next Generation EU programme under the Slovak Recovery and Resilience Plan, project no. 09I03-03-V03-00035.

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