The relationship of personality to social network aspects and loneliness in depressed patients
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 70 (4) , 337-341
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb01218.x
Abstract
In a study of 110 depressed patients possible relationships between personality and social contact features, and loneliness and contact difficulties, were investigated. Results yielded numerous correlations between personality characteristics and different aspects of the social environment. Most pronounced were the relationships with loneliness and contact difficulties.Keywords
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