Cultural factors, such as country or continent, influence the relationship between loneliness and mental health. However, less is known about how cultural dimensions moderate this relationship during adolescence and younger adulthood, even if these dimensions manifest as country or continent differences. This study aims to examine the potential influence of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions on this relationship using a three-level meta-analysis approach. A total of 292 studies with 291,946 participants aged 10 to 24 were included in this study. The results indicate that cultural dimensions, such as individualism vs. collectivism, indulgence vs. restraint, power distance, and long-term vs. short-term orientation, moderated the associations between loneliness and social anxiety, stress, Internet overuse, and negative affect. The association between loneliness and mental health was not moderated by cultural dimensions, such as masculinity and uncertainty avoidance. These findings suggest that culture’s influence on the association between loneliness and mental health is based on a domain-specific mechanism.

国家或大陆等文化因素会影响孤独感与心理健康之间的关系。然而，人们对文化维度如何在青春期和成年早期调节这种关系知之甚少，即使这些维度表现为国家或大陆差异。本研究旨在使用三级荟萃分析方法来检验霍夫斯泰德的文化维度对这种关系的潜在影响。本研究共纳入 292 项研究，涉及 291,946 名 10 至 24 岁的参与者。结果表明，个人主义与集体主义、放纵与克制、权力距离、长期与短期取向等文化维度调节了孤独感与社交焦虑、压力、互联网过度使用和负面情绪之间的关联。 。孤独感和心理健康之间的关联不受文化因素的调节，例如男性气质和避免不确定性。这些发现表明，文化对孤独感和心理健康之间关联的影响是基于特定领域的机制。