The Association of Social Support and Loneliness with Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research suggests that changes in social support and loneliness have affected mental disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are a lack of studies comparing the robustness of these associations.

Aims

The aims were to estimate the strength of the associations of loneliness and social support with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022) in the general population.

Method

The method entailed a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of quantitative studies.

Results

Seventy-three studies were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled correlations of the effect size of the association of loneliness with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress were

SUBMITTER: Gabarrell-Pascuet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature