Loneliness in the Daily Lives of People With Mood and Psychotic Disorders.
Schizophr Bull
; 50(3): 557-566, 2024 Apr 30.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:
Loneliness, the subjective experience of feeling alone, is associated with physical and psychological impairments. While there is an extensive literature linking loneliness to psychopathology, limited work has examined loneliness in daily life in those with serious mental illness. We hypothesized that trait and momentary loneliness would be transdiagnostic and relate to symptoms and measures of daily functioning. STUDYDESIGN:
The current study utilized ecological momentary assessment and passive sensing to examine loneliness in those with schizophrenia (Nâ =â 59), bipolar disorder (Nâ =â 61), unipolar depression (Nâ =â 60), remitted unipolar depression (Nâ =â 51), and nonclinical comparisons (Nâ =â 82) to examine relationships of both trait and momentary loneliness to symptoms and social functioning in daily life. STUDYRESULTS:
Findings suggest that both trait and momentary loneliness are higher in those with psychopathology (F(4,284)â =â 28.00, Pâ <â .001, ηp2â =â 0.27), and that loneliness significantly relates to social functioning beyond negative symptoms and depression (ßâ =â -0.44, tâ =â 6.40, Pâ <â .001). Furthermore, passive sensing measures showed that greater movement (ßâ =â -0.56, tâ =â -3.29, Pâ =â .02) and phone calls (ßâ =â -0.22, tâ =â 12.79, Pâ =â .04), but not text messaging, were specifically related to decreased loneliness in daily life. Individuals higher in trait loneliness show stronger relationships between momentary loneliness and social context and emotions in everyday life.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings provide further evidence pointing to the importance of loneliness transdiagnostically and its strong relation to social functioning. Furthermore, we show that passive sensing technology can be used to measure behaviors related to loneliness in daily life that may point to potential treatment implications or early detection markers of loneliness.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicóticos
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Esquizofrenia
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Transtorno Bipolar
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Avaliação Momentânea Ecológica
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Solidão
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Schizophr Bull
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA