The effect of loneliness on depression

What is it about?

Negative emotions, which have a common, chronic and recurrent structure, play a vital role in the development and maintenance of psychopathology. In this study, loneliness as a negative emotion was considered to be a predisposing factor in depression. Initially, a literature scan was performed and all related literature was pooled together (n = 531). Based on scales determined by the researchers, it was decided to include 88 studies in the analysis. This study obtained a sampling group of 40,068 individuals. The results of analysis showed that loneliness had a moderately significant effect on depression.

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Why is it important?

The determinants of depression have been worked by many psychologists. Loneliness is a well-known determinant for depression. This study revealed a basic outcome as to the associations between loneliness and depression.

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