From loneliness to depression: A longitudinal diagnostic study among Norwegian university students

Loneliness is a strong and independent predictor of MDE in young adults, even after accounting for baseline mental health. Targeting loneliness may be important for preventing depression in university populations.

Authors

Mari Hysing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5303-8879)
Børge Sivertsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-9296)
Keith J. Petrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-2480)
Allison G. Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-0005)

Institutions

Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
University of Auckland (NZ)
Helse Førde (NO)
University of Bergen (NO)
University of California, Berkeley (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published: 2025-09-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02989-y
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Health disparities and outcomes
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.17

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From loneliness to depression: A longitudinal diagnostic study among Norwegian university students

Mari Hysing, Børge Sivertsen, Keith J. Petrie, Allison G. Harvey

Sep 17, 2025

1 citations

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Health disparities and outcomes

2.17

article

From loneliness to depression: A longitudinal diagnostic study among Norwegian university students

Mari Hysing, Børge Sivertsen, Keith J. Petrie, Allison G. Harvey

September 17, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

Loneliness is a strong and independent predictor of MDE in young adults, even after accounting for baseline mental health. Targeting loneliness may be important for preventing depression in university populations.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologyVol. 61(3)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO), University of Auckland (NZ), Helse Førde (NO), University of Bergen (NO), University of California, Berkeley (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 11%

Health disparities and outcomes

2.17

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