Alone and under pressure: the transdiagnostic role of loneliness, stress, and psychological inflexibility in university students
Findings underscore the need for integrated strategies in higher education that address both individual vulnerability and social isolation. Framed within Rose's distinction between the causes of individual cases and the causes of population incidence, results highlight loneliness as a central target for preventive and clinical interventions.
Authors
- Belén Paladines-Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-928X)
- Carla López-Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-275X)
- Silvia Vaca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6333-0267)
- Pablo Ruisoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1252-0479)
- Mateo Peñaherrera‐Aguirre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-2961)
- Daniela Batallas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1677-023X)
Institutions
- Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (EC)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) (ES)
- Navarre Institute of Health Research (ES)
- Universidad de Sevilla (ES)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1642529
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61