Persistence of loneliness and low self-esteem from adolescence through age 60 in the United States: results from the Monitoring the Future Panel Study

By age 60, most US adults will have experienced at least 1 period of high loneliness or low self-esteem, and the majority of risk accumulates early in adulthood. Adolescent distress prospectively predicts later life distress, thus intervention and prevention efforts in adolescence are potentially critical for addressing late life mental health problems.

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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
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2026-01-29
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03051-1
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Health disparities and outcomes
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Persistence of loneliness and low self-esteem from adolescence through age 60 in the United States: results from the Monitoring the Future Panel Study

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By age 60, most US adults will have experienced at least 1 period of high loneliness or low self-esteem, and the majority of risk accumulates early in adulthood. Adolescent distress prospectively predicts later life distress, thus intervention and prevention efforts in adolescence are potentially critical for addressing late life mental health problems.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
University of Michigan (US), Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US), Arizona State University (US), Columbia University (US)
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Persistence of loneliness and low self-esteem from adolescence through age 60 in the United States: results from the Monitoring the Future Panel Study — Victoria Joseph, Justin Jager, et al. · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS