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ArticleScientific reports2025

Results of a multi-perspective examination of loneliness trajectories and its determinants in German adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anna C Reinwarth, Mareike Ernst, Denis Gerstorf, Elmar Brähler, Philipp S Wild, Thomas Münzel, Jochem König, Karl J Lackner, Norbert Pfeiffer, Manfred E Beutel

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Anna C ReinwarthDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany. areinwarth@uni-mainz.de.
Mareike ErnstDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Denis GerstorfDepartment of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Elmar BrählerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Philipp S WildPreventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Thomas MünzelDepartment of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Jochem KönigInstitute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Karl J LacknerInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Norbert PfeifferDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Manfred E BeutelDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

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Abstract

Most research on adults' vulnerability to loneliness during the pandemic has been of limited quality. This study aimed to overcome previous limitations by examining loneliness trajectories in German adults from a population-based cohort during the pandemic using face-to-face assessment, identifying risk factors and highlighting those particularly relevant to older adults. Analyses included two measurement points before and two during the pandemic, combining data from the population-based Gutenberg Health Study and COVID-19 Study (N = 7001; baseline: M

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COVID-19LonelinessAdultAgedDepressionFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Social SupportCohort studyCOVID-19 pandemicGrowth mixture modelingLoneliness trajectoriesProtective factorsRisk factors

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