{
  "id": 14954678,
  "title": "Disaster recovery support may need to address loneliness and purpose, not just social ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/disaster-recovery-support-may-need-to-address-loneliness-and-purpose",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-disaster-recovery-loneliness-purpose-social.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers at Kanazawa University analyzed data from 16,296 adults affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and the subsequent heavy rainfall disaster to examine factors associated with psychological distress and the relationships among social networks, loneliness and purpose in life.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}