How do social networks, perception of social isolation, and loneliness affect depressive symptoms among Japanese adults?

• Natsuho Kushibiki,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Disaster and Community Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5468-1249

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• Miyuki Aiba,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Human Sciences, Toyo Gakuen University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Haruhiko Midorikawa,

  Roles Conceptualization

  Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1329-0046

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• Kentaro Komura,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University, Bunkyo, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

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• Daichi Sugawara,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Yuki Shiratori,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Naoaki Kawakami,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Takafumi Ogawa,

  Roles Project administration

  Affiliation Ibaraki Prefectural Medical Center of Psychiatry, Asahimachi, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9966-9196

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• Chie Yaguchi,

  Roles Project administration

  Affiliation Department of Disaster and Community Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Hirokazu Tachikawa

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tachikawa@md.tsukuba.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Disaster and Community Psychiatry, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8809-3472

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