Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in quantitative social research methods at the Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona. He is affiliated with the Biomedical Research Networking Center in Mental Health (CIBERSAM, Carlos III Health Institute). His research focuses on the social determinants of mental health.
Contact: joandomenech@ub.edu
Further information: ORCID; ResearchGate
Featured publications
Domènech-Abella, J., Muntaner, C., Rodeiro, J., Gabarrell-Pascuet, A., Haro, J. M., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., … & Olaya, B. (2025). The association of material deprivation with major depressive disorder and the role of loneliness and social support: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 368, 172-179.
Domènech-Abella, J., Mundó, J., Haro, J. M., & Muntaner, C. (2025). Workplace and non-workplace loneliness: a cross-sectional comparative study on risk factors and impacts on absenteeism and mental health among employees in Spain. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1-11.
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.