Postdoctoral researcher at Saint John of God Health Park (Fundació per la recerca i la docència Sant Joan de Déu) and part of Biomedical Research Networking Center for Mental Health (CIBERSAM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III). Assistant professor at Department of Sociology (Universitat de Barcelona). Research lines: Social Epidemiology, health inequality, social connectedness, and loneliness.
Contact: j.domenech@pssjd.org
Further information: ORCID; ResearchGate
Featured publications
Domènech-Abella, J.; Gabarrell-Pascuet, A.; Mundó, J.; Haro, J. M.; Varga, T. V. (2024). Chronic and Transient Loneliness in Western Countries: Risk Factors and Association With Depression. A 2-Year Follow-Up Study.The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(4), pp. 412-423.
Domènech-Abella, J., et al. (2023). Loneliness during the last phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: A longitudinal study of group-based trajectories, risk factors, and consequences in mental health. Psychiatry Research, 326, pp. 115327.
Domènech-Abella, J., et al. (2021). The association of detachment with affective disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of living situation and social support. Journal of Affective Disorders, 292, pp. 464-470.
Domènech-Abella, J. et al. (2020). The association between perceived social and physical environment with mental health among older adults: mediating effects of loneliness. Aging & Mental Health. Doi: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1727853.
Domènech-Abella, J. et al. (2020). Loneliness and depression among older European adults: the role of perceived neighborhood built environment. Health & Place, 62, pp. 1-8.