10.18710/JXSM22Bauger, LarsLarsBauger0000-0001-7993-3281https://ror.org/05ecg5h20DataverseNO2026Medicine, Health and Life SciencesSocial SciencesEmerging adulthoodLonelinessNEETMatteringR scriptLars BaugerLarsBaugerUniversity of South-Eastern NorwayUniversity of South-Eastern NorwayDepartment of Health, Social, and Welfare studiesUniversity of South-Eastern Norway2026-05-262026-06-01163841013527107text/plaintype/x-r-syntaxtype/x-r-syntax1.0CC0 1.0This dataset contains two R scripts used for data preparation and statistical analysis in the study "Social Belonging, Mattering and NEET Status: Understanding Loneliness in Emerging Adulthood in Norway" (Bauger, in press). The scripts reproduce all descriptive statistics, LOESS figures, correlation matrices, and regression models reported in the manuscript. Analyses are based on data from the Norwegian Counties Public Health Survey (NCPHS, 2021) among respondents aged 18–29 (N = 3,933; regression model N = 3,783). The underlying survey data are not included and must be obtained separately through a formal application to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH/FHI)