Loneliness unlocked: Associations with smartphone use and personality

MacDonald, Kristi Baerg; Schermer, Julie Aitken

doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103454

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“…Furthermore, higher levels of loneliness predicted less perceived self-control and a tendency to avoid risks 34 . Loneliness positively correlated with anxiety and negatively with social risk-taking so that loneliness may positively correlate with HA 35 . The rank-order pattern for loneliness was as stable as the personality characteristics and which followed an inverted U-shape trajectory across the life span 36 .…”

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Correlation between loneliness, personality traits, and treatment outcomes in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

Tsai

Wang

Tseng

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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The aim of this study was to investigate whether loneliness and personality traits correlate with the treatment outcome of methamphetamine use disorder. In this 1-year longitudinal study, a total 106 participants (98 males, 8 females), with a mean age 36.3 ± 9.6 years were enrolled. We measured UCLA Loneliness Scale and Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire at baseline, while craving level at baseline, week 12, 24, 36, and 48. Urinary methamphetamine tests were given 17 times. For the evaluation of the data, multiple linear regression and generalized linear mixed models were used. The baseline results showed lower levels of the harm avoidance trait and higher levels of loneliness were significantly associated with higher craving levels (p=0.04 and 0.04). Moreover, loneliness was not only positively associated with craving levels (B=0.05, p<0.01) but with urinary methamphetamine positive results (B= 0.08, p=0.03) during one-year treatment. The findings suggested that loneliness was associated with poor methamphetamine treatment outcome (greater craving levels and higher proportion of positive methamphetamine urine tests) and lower harm avoidance traits are associated with higher craving levels.

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confidence: 94%

Correlation between loneliness, personality traits, and treatment outcomes in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

Tsai

Wang

Tseng

et al. 2022

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“…Moreover, the importance of exploring the association between smartphone use and loneliness during a pandemic has been highlighted by previous studies. On the one hand, prior research has provided important implications that smartphone use anticipated higher levels of loneliness during the outbreak of COVID-19 [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. This is supported by the previous findings that digital technology utilization amplified public distress during disasters other than the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Has Smartphone Use Influenced Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan?

Nguyen

Lal

Sulemana

et al. 2022

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The influence of smartphone use on increased risk of feeling lonely has been recognized as a global public health concern. However, it is unclear whether this influence has changed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during which smartphones have become a particularly important means of communication due to health safety measures restricting personal interactions. We used Hiroshima University’s online survey data collected from 18–28 February 2022, to assess the impact of smartphone use on loneliness in Japan. The final sample included 2630 participants aged over 20 years, with loneliness measured using the UCLA scale and smartphone use calculated as the duration of usage in minutes/day. Weighted logit regression analysis was used to examine the association between smartphone use and loneliness, with other demographic, socioeconomic, and psychological characteristics as explanatory variables. Contrary to conventional evidence, our findings show that smartphone use mitigated the risk of loneliness during the pandemic. This was especially true among females under 65 years old. We found that age, subjective health status, future anxiety, and depression impacted this relationship. The findings of this study can help guide policymaking by showing the importance of providing adequate digital platforms to manage loneliness and mental health during times of isolation.

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“…La media de horas diarias de uso de dispositivos electrónicos va aumentando conforme aumenta el sentimiento de soledad, salvo en el grupo de soledad extrema, que presenta las mismas horas de uso que el grupo de soledad moderada. Se ha analizado en estudios previos 28 esta interrelación entre el uso de móvil y la soledad, y se encuentra una relación significativa positiva a mayor uso del móvil para redes sociales no siendo así cuando se utilizaba el móvil para aplicaciones de comunicación. Otros estudios 29 en esta misma línea también sugieren la misma relación.…”

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Prevalencia de la soledad entre los adolescentes de los centros educativos de las zonas básicas de salud de dos centros de salud de Madrid

Crespo¹,

Paul²,

López³

et al. 2023

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Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de la soledad no deseada en adolescentes de centros educativos vinculados a dos zonas básicas de salud, así como describir su perfil según las variables analizadas. Diseño. Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Emplazamiento. Centros educativos correspondientes a dos zonas básicas de salud de Madrid. Participantes. Adolescentes que cursaban tercero y cuarto de ESO durante el curso lectivo 2021-2022. Variables. Nivel de soledad medido por la escala DJGLS (0-11 puntos) y variables sociodemográficas y de ocio. Resultados. Un 47,1% de los participantes manifiesta que se siente solo con una intensidad moderada, mientras que el 6,51% manifiestan sufrir soledad extrema y un 11,3% soledad severa. Un 34,9% de los participantes no sufre soledad. Conclusiones. Nuestros resultados ponen de relieve que la soledad no deseada es un problema que afecta a adolescentes, siendo esto importante para el desarrollo de políticas de salud e intervenciones adaptadas a este momento del ciclo vital. Palabras clave: Atención Primaria, soledad, adolescentes, salud mental, determinantes sociales de la salud.

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Loneliness unlocked: Associations with smartphone use and personality

Cited by 24 publications

References 62 publications

Correlation between loneliness, personality traits, and treatment outcomes in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

Correlation between loneliness, personality traits, and treatment outcomes in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

Has Smartphone Use Influenced Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan?

Prevalencia de la soledad entre los adolescentes de los centros educativos de las zonas básicas de salud de dos centros de salud de Madrid

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