Seven Myths About Loneliness
In this blog post on Psychology Today Manuela Barreto, Ph.D., Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Exeter and partner in the Fit2Belong Project tries to bust Seven Myths About Loneliness. Read the full blog post here. In this article worth reading Manuela Barreto describes what people in general are saying about loneliness and what […]
Join Fit to Belong during the Erasmus Days 2020
Join us for an enriching experience during the Erasmus Days, a celebration spanning three days dedicated to exploring the Erasmus+ Programme and engaging with its alumni. From the 15th to the 17th of October, immerse yourself in a diverse array of activities including exhibitions, concerts, contests, seminars, partner networking, open days, and digital events. These […]
Digital Cultural Designer
Digital Cultural Designer 2020-09-15 Duration: 2020-09-01 – 2022-08-31 Project number: 2020-2-UK01-KA205-079461 The Digital Cultural Designer (DCD) Project consists of extending and developing the digital skills and competences of young people especially in the field of culture aiming to improve cultural education through innovative online tools and methods. As young people are the main users of […]
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Based on the large scale research from Professor Qualter of the University of Manchester and her colleagues, the BBC has broadcast a series of podcasts on loneliness and more specifically on ways to feel less lonely. You can find these podcasts called “7 ways to feel less lonely” here. This project is funded by Erasmus+
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The results of the Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) study based on the BBC Loneliness Experiment launched on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service are published on 26 April 2020. This online survey collected data from almost 55.000 individuals living across 237 countries, islands, and territories. The survey assesses feelings of loneliness and social […]
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An article about Loneliness was published in the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet on 28 July 2020. In the article, the psychiatrist Dr. Agah Aydin discusses modern attitudes towards relationships and the loneliness problem in relation with the pandemic. Despite the general perception that the people got lonelier during the pandemic, Dr. Aydin claims that many people in fact noticed […]
website-launched
Welcome to the website of Fit to Belong, an Erasmus+ funded project where common solutions are identified to help young people manage their loneliness experiences to feel more connected in their communities and schools.
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Researchers Manuela Barreto (University of Exeter) and Pamela Qualter (University of Manchester) were interviewed recently on the effect of the lockdown during the Covid-19 Crisis and similar related issues, listen to their expert contributions on BBC and on Facebook: Professor Pamela Qualter with her colleague from the University of Manchester in the UK Dr Margarita […]
Loneliness Interviews Started
Loneliness Interviews Started To find out what the adolescents in partner institutions think about loneliness, we started to do online interviews with them. In each partner country, the interviews are being carried out with 3 boys and 3 girls who volunteered to take part in the research. In the interviews, adolescents are consulted upon their […]
About Fit to Belong
Fit to Belong was initiated following publication in the UK of the results of a large-scale survey – the BBC Loneliness Experiment – that explored the role of belongingness in different cultures. In the publication, it was clear that a lack of belonging was a common, but often confusing, experience for adolescents. Based on this […]