Social and emotional loneliness in a large sample of Dutch adults aged 19-65: Associations with risk factors

•Social and emotional loneliness are related but distinct constructs•Structural equation modelling was used to account for this•Multiple risk factors, such as poorer psychosocial health, were associated with both types•Gender, age, education and smoking were associated with social loneliness specifically•Employment and body mass index were associated with emotional loneliness specifically