There is a relationship between the increase in the number of hours of Internet use and the increased perception of loneliness?
That same question is already on RG in the link I leave below. I have also found two texts (an article and a dissertation) that may me relevant (attached).
Just see the links given below:
http://www.jpma.org.pk/full_article_text.php?article_id=6923
www.encephalos.gr/pdf/52-1-02e.pdf
http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/T-Anth/Anth-18-0-000-14-Web/Anth-18-1-000-14-Abst-PDF/T-ANTH-18-1-183-14-1047-Cakir-O/T-ANTH-18-1-183-14-1047-Cakir-O-Tx[18].pdf
Although not looking specifically at loneliness, you might try to obtain the following article:
Mai-Ly N. Steers, Robert E. Wickham, and Linda K. Acitelli (2014). Seeing Everyone Else's Highlight Reels: How Facebook Usage is Linked to Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology: Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 701-731. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2014.33.8.701
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