The objective of the current research was to examine the influence of targeted messages in increasing helping behaviors towards lonely individuals. Previous research on loneliness interventions typically focuses on the lonely individual and working to reduce feelings of loneliness. The current study expands on this research by targeting individuals around lonely others to notice and consider helping those who might be lonely. Five targeted messages, based on Latané and Darley’s (1970) bystander intervention model, were utilized. These messages included a “notice” condition (increasing awareness of lonely others), an “assume responsibility” condition (awareness and responsibility towards helping lonely others), a “decide” condition (awareness, responsibility, and steps to reach out to lonely others), and two control conditions. Participants in the “decide” condition were significantly more likely to report feeling prepared to help lonely others in the future. Those in the “assume responsibility” and “decide” conditions also reported more awareness of lonely individuals during a one-week follow-up. Overall, findings indicate that it might be advantageous to approach reducing loneliness from the perspective of those around lonely individuals. Future research and implications of these findings are discussed.

当前研究的目的是检查有针对性的信息在增加对孤独个体的帮助行为方面的影响。先前关于孤独干预的研究通常侧重于孤独的个体，并致力于减少孤独感。目前的研究通过针对周围的个人扩展了这项研究孤独的人注意并考虑帮助那些可能孤独的人。基于 Latané 和 Darley (1970) 的旁观者干预模型，使用了五个有针对性的信息。这些信息包括“通知”条件（提高对孤独他人的认识）、“承担责任”条件（帮助孤独他人的意识和责任）、“决定”条件（意识、责任和接触孤独他人的步骤） ) 和两个控制条件。处于“决定”状态的参与者更有可能报告说他们准备好在未来帮助孤独的人。在为期一周的随访中，那些处于“承担责任”和“决定”条件的人也报告说，他们对孤独个体的意识更高。总体，围绕着孤独的人。讨论了这些发现的未来研究和影响。