Can Resilience Buffer the Effects of Loneliness on Mental Distress Among Working-Age Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Latent Moderated Structural Modeling Analysis

Xiaoyan Zhang, Austin McNeil Brown, Danielle C. Rhubart

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, January 2023

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Austin McNeill Brown

Austin McNeill Brown

The profound health consequences of loneliness are well-established. However, less is known about the protective factors which may alleviate the effects of loneliness on mental health especially among working-age adults amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

We draw on the social ecology of resilience and examine whether resilience factors can buffer the effects of loneliness on mental distress.

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