Short report: Somatic symptoms and associated psycho-behavioural variables: The mediating role of loneliness
The present findings suggest that a high somatic symptom burden is associated with greater loneliness, which in turn can promote psychological symptom severity and depressive symptoms. In clinical practice, addressing loneliness may be essential to prevent further burden.
Authors
- Laura Krempel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-3384)
- Sarah Wünsche
- Alexandra Martin
Institutions
- University of Wuppertal (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112615
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00