Reserach paper on loneliness, social support and impact on remission from depression

Research Question and Hypothesis

Purpose Statement

This research paper aims to analyze how loneliness and social support can impact remission from depression in the adult population. Loneliness reduces social connections with people and increases the likelihood that depressive symptoms arise (Gleeson et al., 2021). Social support provides physical and psychological advantages for people facing stressful events, and it is considered a factor in reducing distress (Abu-Raiya & Sulleiman, 2021). The purpose of this study is to gain greater understanding of evidence as to how far the relationship between loneliness and social support is influencing mental health recovery from depression for adults (18 to 65 years old) using a survey to include the time of diagnosis for depression, duration of depression, duration of remission, and relapse as well as assessing the most effective treatment and intervention methods clinicians use to treat depression from the mental health clients’ perspectives.

Problem Statement

Loneliness is investigated much less than perceived social support, but there is evidence that greater loneliness can predict poor depression outcomes (Cyranowski et al., 2013). The research study linked loneliness and social isolation to higher risks for different types of physical and mental conditions. Loneliness is linked with a high rate of depression and anxiety. Poor social relationships are linked with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke (Aliche et al., 2019).

Research Questions

There are many different questions one could research in the area. Out of brainstorming potential questions, we developed three potential research questions. What is social support's role in managing depression in the workplace? What is the relationship between loneliness and social support to impact remission from depression? How are loneliness and low-perceived social support providing poor outcomes among adults with severe depression? From these questions, the future focus of the research study will be the third question, focusing on how loneliness and social support affect remission from depression.

The Rationale for the Topic

Loneliness is the moderator of trauma as well as post-traumatic growth (Copley & Carney, 2020). The reason for this study is to analyze whether greater loneliness predicts poorer outcomes regarding the severity and remission of depression. Greater perceived support has a significant relationship with low depressive indications (Brosi et al., 2020). The study is mainly conducted to overcome the literature gap by developing strong evidence on the development of interventions to promote social support and reduce loneliness with recommendations on possible public policy guidance.

Hypothesis

There is an interconnection between loneliness and social support in predicting the quality of mental health life for adults. Within this study, the hypothesis is that loneliness and social support predict remission from depression.