SynthesisAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2024
A systematic review of longitudinal risk and protective factors for loneliness in youth.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of longitudinal risk and protective factors for loneliness in youth.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Cumulative Risks and Trajectories of Psychological Maladjustment in Chinese Adolescents: The Dynamic Mediating Role of Self-Esteem.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- What makes a lonely child: environmental, health, and multimodal neuroimaging correlates of prospective loneliness in the ABCD study.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
- Exploring the Power of Peer-Related Social Factors in Mediating the Effects of Pain on Loneliness and Stress in Adolescents.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Article
- Unraveling the Dynamics of Adolescent Loneliness: A Longitudinal Study of its Reciprocal Links with Perceived Control and Emotional Intelligence.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Both family and peer relationships matter in late adolescence: a network analysis of loneliness and social connection in a UK cohort.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Examination of Loneliness and Smoking in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Multiple Dataset Study.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2026Article
- Playing video games in community spaces and adolescent loneliness: a cross-sectional study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Adolescent Loneliness Trends and Contextual Correlates Across 38 Countries From 2000 to 2022.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Time and Frequency of Social Media Use and Loneliness Among U.S. Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- General Sense of Perceived Self-Efficacy and Loneliness Among Polish Adolescents: Communication with Peers as Mediator.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Time spent alone and loneliness in Mexican-origin youth: The role of social relationships and personality.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Conversational AI in Pediatric Mental Health: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The mediating role of public belonging in the relationship between competitive sports participation, loneliness, and self-harm among adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Loneliness in adolescence: prevalence, developmental contexts, and interventions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
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Abstract
To effectively tackle loneliness in youth, prevention and intervention strategies should be based on solid evidence regarding risk and protective factors in this age group. This systematic literature review identifies and narratively synthesizes longitudinal studies of risk and protective factors for loneliness in children and adolescents aged below 25 years. A systematic literature search was conducted in October 2023 using PsycINFO and MEDLINE, resulting in n = 398 articles, with n = 105 articles meeting the inclusion criteria. The examined factors included demographic (e.g., gender), socioeconomic (e.g., income sufficiency), social (e.g., peer acceptance), mental health (e.g., depression), physical health (e.g., disabilities), health behavior (e.g., sport participation), and psychological factors (e.g., shyness). Additionally, adverse childhood experiences (e.g., child maltreatment) and environmental factors (e.g., neighborhood characteristics) were investigated. Despite the wide range of potential risk and protective factors examined, relatively few studies provided strong evidence for a prospective association with loneliness. Risk factors that were consistently identified across multiple longitudinal studies included low peer acceptance and peer victimization, depression, social anxiety, internalizing symptoms, low self-esteem, shyness, and neuroticism. Additional replication is required to evaluate factors that have shown significant associations with loneliness in only a limited number of longitudinal studies (e.g., aggression).
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