We need the vibes’
Co-designing safe spaces to talk about loneliness with young people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12697292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B A Lohmeyer (0000-0003-3675-5539, Flinders University, corresponding author), Amber Brock-Fabel (South Australian Youth Forum, Australia), Andrew Orton (0000-0002-0620-9070, Durham University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14687941251398972 |
| OpenAlex | W4417165963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 58 |
Young age is a critical risk factor for loneliness. Yet, loneliness research and methods are missing the perspectives of young people. Current methods for investigating loneliness obscure the unique experience of loneliness in earlier life and potentially place young people at risk of further social isolation. In this paper, we utilise a co-design process to create a safe method for investigating youth loneliness. This paper investigates what can be learned by reflexively applying a focus on space and loneliness to the process of developing a method to investigate young people's experiences of lonely spaces. This outlines in detail the slow process of developing a co-design research relationship with young people and draws on insights from focus groups with 10 young people from the South Australian Youth Forum. We argue that co-design revealed new insights into the importance of the ‘flow’ of conversation and reading the ‘vibes’ when investigating youth loneliness
Conversation · Focus (optics · Focus group · Loneliness · Process (computing · Qualitative research · Reading (process · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Participatory Visual Research Methods
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |