Are loneliness and social network size mediators between childhood adversity and depressive symptoms? A cross-sectional replication study in Ethiopia
This study replicates previous findings that loneliness-rather than social network size-is associated with ACEs and mediates their impact on depressive symptoms. These results support the transcultural and transdiagnostic relevance of loneliness as a universal psychological mechanism, independent of societal structure.
Authors
- Benedikt L. Amann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4407-1519)
- Henok Ababu
- Matthias A. Reinhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8374-5467)
- Stephanie Rek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-9489)
- Frank Padberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7638-8310)
- Andrea Jobst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-0749)
- Kristina Adorjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7501-9556)
- Paula Gerbig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1076-0227)
- Mubarek Abera Mengistie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2287-8896)
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Hospital Del Mar (ES)
- Dilla University (ET)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088098
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31