Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like to live alone?
- What do you usually do when you are alone?
Vocabulary:
- sadness /sad-nuhs/
- period /PEER-ee-uhd/
- employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/
- result /ri-zuhlt/
- importance /im-PAWR-tns/
[noun] the feeling of being sad or unhappy
She doesn’t have any idea what causes her sadness.
[noun] a length of time
They have to finish the study over a ten-month period.
[noun] the fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization
It’s good that the employment rate of the country is increasing.
[noun] the information you get from something
The result of the exam was excellent!
[noun] the quality of being important
He was asked to report the importance of family planning.
A new study found that living alone increases common mental disorders (CMD) due to sadness. The researchers looked at the data of 20,000 adults from the United Kingdom. After the study period, the number of adults who lived alone increased from 8.8 to 10.7 percent and so did the rate of CMDs from 14.1 to 16.4 percent. The researchers also studied other causes of CMD such as height and weight, level of education, employment status, alcohol and drug use, social support, and feelings of loneliness. The result found that loneliness is the top reason of CMD. Some health psychologist said that the study reveals the importance of social support.
True or False:
- Living alone decreases common mental disorders.
- The researchers looked at the data of 20,000 adults from the United States.
- Before the study period, the number of adults who lived alone increased from 8.8 to 10.7 percent.
- Level of education is one of the factors that could cause CMD.
- Some health psychologist said that the study reveals the importance of social support.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| period | result | employment | importance | sadness |
- Everyone should know the _________ of education.
- She finished the research in a _________ of 2 days.
- We have to consider economic _________ for our business.
- She has been waiting for the _________ of the experiment.
- There was _________ in the room when she left.