Abstract
The aim of this research is to investigate the level of loneliness among the students of the Faculty of Science and Arts in Rafha campus, Northern Border University, KSA during the outbreak of Novel Corona virus, and identify the differences among the students in loneliness according to the variables of gender and marital status. To achieve this aim, the researcher applied a descriptive method, prepared a preliminary data form and used UCLA Loneliness Scale. The population of the research was (1160) students, and the sample size was (365) students. The data were collected online in the first semester of the academic year 2020-2021. The results showed that the level of loneliness among the students during the outbreak of the Novel Corona virus was below the average. Moreover, the results revealed that there were significant differences among the students in loneliness according to gender variable: female students’ mean (191.59) was greater than the male students’ mean (153.82). Also, the results indicated that there were no significant differences among the students in loneliness due to marital status variable.
Highlights
In January 2020, the World Health Organization announced the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and mentioned that there is a high risk of COVID-19 spreading to other countries around the globe (Albureikan, 2020; Damanhouri, et al, 2021)
Hypothesis 1 To test hypothesis (1), which states '' The level of loneliness among the students of the Faculty of Science and Arts during the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is high ", the researcher applied one sample (t) test, and the following Table shows the results of these computations: Table 4
The researcher notes that the mean value is (42.65) and the calculated (t) value is (-10.929) with probability (0.001). These results indicate that the level of loneliness among the students of the Faculty of Science and Arts during the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus is below average
Summary
In January 2020, the World Health Organization announced the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and mentioned that there is a high risk of COVID-19 spreading to other countries around the globe (Albureikan, 2020; Damanhouri, et al, 2021). In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 could be specified as a pandemic This crisis is causing stress among the entire world population (World Health Organization, 2020). It is very important during the time of pandemics to concentrate on physical and mental health as well as the well-being of communities affected by the pandemic. The spread of the COVID-19 has led to the implementation of crucial measures, one of which was the social distance to reduce its spread Another important thing is that besides quarantine and isolation, for the individuals who have been exposed to or infected with the virus, a social distancing policy has been imposed among the population to decrease the transmission of the COVID-19 (Hwang et al, 2020). Loneliness is an extreme mental health issue that has continuously worsened with each passing
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