How loneliness linked to anxiety and depression: a network analysis based on Chinese university students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is conclusive evidence of a multifaceted and bidirectional relationship between loneliness and depression and anxiety. Nonetheless, more extensive research is needed to examine their relationships at a more granular level. This study employed a network analysis approach to identify the pathological mechanisms underpinning those relationships and to identify important bridge nodes as potential targets for intervention.

Methods

941 University students were included in this study. The ULS-6 (the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale) was used to assess loneliness, the PHQ-9 (Patient Health questionnaire-9) and GAD-7 (Generalized anxiety disorder 7-item) scales were used to assess the symptoms of depression and anxiety. We constructed two network structures of loneli

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature