Social disconnectedness and depressive symptoms across age groups: findings from a non-probability sample of employed U.S. adults
This finding supports that regardless of age, individuals who experience higher levels of social disconnectedness are more likely to have possible depression Coordinated efforts are needed to address depressive symptomology and facilitate meaningful interactions with others in all age groups.
Authors
- Ali Boolani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2261-4498)
- Marcia G. Ory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8036-2383)
- Moka Yoo‐Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7712-5889)
- Lesley Steinman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2098-5105)
- Malinee Neelamegam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4027-7544)
- Ashley L. Merianos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5640-7227)
- Annie L. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0262-3147)
- Matthew Lee Smith
- Idorenyin Udoh
Institutions
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- University of North Texas (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- University of North Texas Health Science Center (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Texas A&M Health Science Center (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1716553
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00