Social isolation, loneliness and their relationships with depressive symptoms: A population-based study

Ge, Lixia; Wei Yap, Chun; Ong, Reuben; Hoon Heng, Bee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0182145

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Social isolation, loneliness and their relationships with depressive symptoms: A population-based study

Published in PLoS ONE • Aug 23, 2017

Authors:

Lixia Ge

Chun Wei Yap

Reuben Ong

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between various social isolation indicators and loneliness, and to examine the differential associations that social isolation indicators, loneliness have with depressive symptoms. METHODS: Baseline data for 1,919 adults (aged 21 years and above) from a represe...

Subject

Loneliness

Social isolation

Social connectedness

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