20.500.12556/DKUM-88160 Association between loneliness, well-being, and life satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic a cross-sectional study Good psychological well-being contributes to a satisfying life, reduces loneliness, and enables a better quality of life. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people worldwide have faced various challenges, which manifest in mental health problems, dissatisfaction with life and increased loneliness. This study aimed to investigate the influence of loneliness on mental well-being and life satisfaction among the adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 and January 2022. A total of 664 participants took part in the survey, of whom 484 (73%) were female and 180 (27%) were male. Our results show that loneliness can explain 48% of the total variability in mental well-being and 52% of the variability in life satisfaction. The results show a higher level of loneliness and use of information and communication technology and a lower level of contact with relatives and friends, life satisfaction, and well-being during COVID-19 than they considered before the time of COVID-19. Study findings can help improve loneliness and mental well-being, and, consequently, life satisfaction. loneliness well-being life satisfaction cross-sectional study osamljenost dobro počutje življenjsko zadovoljstvo presečna študija true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-04-10 14:34:08 2024-04-10 14:55:50 2024-04-11 03:57:44 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 1-12 Št. 3, št. članka 2825 Letn. 15 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2022-12-24 2023-02-01 2023-02-03 616-036.21:613.86 142513667 10.3390/su15032825 2071-1050 Lorber-2023-Association_between_Loneliness,_We.pdf Lorber-2023-Association_between_Loneliness,_We.pdf 1 CA30A1C71E6B44160553B6EF76FE00F8 6f6809e3778568b9c78fe25a3879ec34ccdd4fb2236451cd13cf7163437a7a3e 7eefae17-f738-11ee-957c-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178217 https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032825 0 a652748e-f736-11ee-957c-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178216 Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede 0 0 0