Determining the relationship between loneliness and depression in adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional survey

• Published in: Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing 2022-11, Vol.35 (4), p.315-321
• Main Authors: Kayaoğlu, Kübra, Başcıllar, Mehmet
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescence; adolescent; Adolescents; Child & adolescent mental health; Child & adolescent psychiatry; Child psychology; Cognitive Ability; COVID-19; Cross-sectional studies; depression; Depression (Psychology); Loneliness; Mental depression; Mental Disorders; Original; Pandemics; Teenagers
• ISSN: 1073-6077; 1744-6171
• DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12384

Purpose The aim of the present study is to determine the relationship between loneliness and depression felt by adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Design and Methods The study sample consisted of 423 adolescents who volunteered to participate in the study. All participants had internet access and the cognitive ability to express themselves. The participants filled out the Google Documents form that included the “Socio‐demographic Data Form,” “Children's Depression Inventory,” and “Short‐form UCLA Loneliness Scale” to collect data. Findings It was determined that the depression inventory total mean score of the adolescents participating in the study was 55.15 ± 2.88 (high) and the loneliness scale total mean score was 16.43 ± 4.93 (medium). A statistically positive high correlation was found between the depression total mean scores and the loneliness total mean scores of the adolescents (p