The effect of loneliness on depression: A meta-analysis
| dc.authorid | 0000-0001-9726-2688 | en_US |
| dc.authorid | 0000-0002-9789-5888 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Erzen, Evren | |
| dc.contributor.author | Çıkrıkçı, Özkan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-12T11:11:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-12T11:11:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.department | AÇÜ, Eğitim Fakültesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: 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. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: The aim of this meta-analysis is to determine the effect of loneliness on depression. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Method: 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. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Results: The results of using a random effects model for analysis showed that loneliness had a moderately significant effect on depression. None of the variables of study sampling group, type of publication and publication year were found to be moderator variables. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Conclusion: According to the results of the research, loneliness may be said to be a significant variable affecting depression. The findings obtained are discussed in light of the literature. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Erzen, E., & Çıkrıkçı, Ö. (2018). The effect of loneliness on depression: A meta-analysis. The International Journal Of Social Psychiatry, 64(5), 427–435. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764018776349 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0020764018776349 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 435 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 427 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11494/1970 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 64 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.wosquality | N/A | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Erzen, Evren | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sage Publications | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Social Psychiatry | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Loneliness | en_US |
| dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
| dc.subject | Meta-analysis | en_US |
| dc.title | The effect of loneliness on depression: A meta-analysis | en_US |
| dc.type | Article |
