The Influence of Age on the Relationship Between Future Anxiety, Loneliness, and Quality of Life: Evidence from a Sample of 5409 Individuals in the General Population in Italy

Future anxiety (FA), characterized by apprehension about unfavorable changes in the near and distant future, intersects with loneliness and quality of life (QoL). Moreover, it is widely established that aging may influence both loneliness and QoL. Despite acknowledging the impact of FA on QoL, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are poorly understood. In this study involving 5409 participants (82.12