Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support

Social connectedness is a fundamental human need. The Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) predicts that a lack of social connectedness has long-term mental and physical health consequences. Social support is a potential mechanism through which loneliness influences health. The present cross-sect...

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Autores principales:	Elody Hutten, Ellen M. M. Jongen, Anique E. C. C. Vos, Anja J. H. C. van den Hout, Jacques J. D. M. van Lankveld
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	loneliness social support anxiety depression somatic symptoms somatic symptom disorder Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2270db396dc44734af192688b9fff18a2021-11-25T17:49:50ZLoneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support10.3390/ijerph1822119631660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/2270db396dc44734af192688b9fff18a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11963https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Social connectedness is a fundamental human need. The Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) predicts that a lack of social connectedness has long-term mental and physical health consequences. Social support is a potential mechanism through which loneliness influences health. The present cross-sectional study examined the relationship between loneliness and mental health, and the mediating effects of social support in a Dutch adult sample (N = 187, age 20 to 70). The health variables included in the study are anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms as measured by the SCL-90, and the DSM-5 diagnosis somatic symptom disorder. The results indicated that social support partially mediated the relationship between loneliness and anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms. These results indicate that social support partially explains the relationship between loneliness and physical and mental health issues. The relationship between loneliness and being diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder was not mediated by social support. This suggests that the mechanisms through which loneliness relates to either somatic symptoms or somatic symptom disorder are different.Elody HuttenEllen M. M. JongenAnique E. C. C. VosAnja J. H. C. van den HoutJacques J. D. M. van LankveldMDPI AGarticlelonelinesssocial supportanxietydepressionsomatic symptomssomatic symptom disorderMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11963, p 11963 (2021)
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spellingShingle	loneliness social support anxiety depression somatic symptoms somatic symptom disorder Medicine R Elody Hutten Ellen M. M. Jongen Anique E. C. C. Vos Anja J. H. C. van den Hout Jacques J. D. M. van Lankveld Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support
description	Social connectedness is a fundamental human need. The Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) predicts that a lack of social connectedness has long-term mental and physical health consequences. Social support is a potential mechanism through which loneliness influences health. The present cross-sectional study examined the relationship between loneliness and mental health, and the mediating effects of social support in a Dutch adult sample (N = 187, age 20 to 70). The health variables included in the study are anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms as measured by the SCL-90, and the DSM-5 diagnosis somatic symptom disorder. The results indicated that social support partially mediated the relationship between loneliness and anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms. These results indicate that social support partially explains the relationship between loneliness and physical and mental health issues. The relationship between loneliness and being diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder was not mediated by social support. This suggests that the mechanisms through which loneliness relates to either somatic symptoms or somatic symptom disorder are different.
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author	Elody Hutten Ellen M. M. Jongen Anique E. C. C. Vos Anja J. H. C. van den Hout Jacques J. D. M. van Lankveld
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title	Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support
title_short	Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support
title_full	Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support
title_fullStr	Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support
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publisher	MDPI AG
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Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support

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