The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham , Massachusetts. 所有研究结果均来自于美国 马萨诸塞州,弗雷明汉城镇的 主要健康课题。
The new findings involved more than five thousand people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. 新的研究结果包括 弗雷明汉心脏研究的第二代, 超过 5000 人 。
The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. 研究人员调查交友历史记录和孤独报告。
The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends. 研究结果确定了孤独就如所报道的在少数亲密朋友间传播的模式。
For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. 如,孤独会可以影响邻居间关系。