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Authors
Van Doorn, George https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7311-7099
March, Evita
Teese, Robert
Grieve, Rachel
Dye, Jacob
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Federation University Australia
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Article History
Received: 5 May 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 4 February 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual adult participants included in the study.
: This study demonstrates that positive childhood experiences (PCEs; e.g., supportive relationships with parents) play a crucial, protective role in reducing adult loneliness, outweighing the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Our findings underscore the importance of promoting and fostering positive, supportive experiences during childhood to combat adult loneliness.
: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.
