OBSESSIVE LOVE, LONELINESS, AND REPETITIVE THINKING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Young adults specifically university students are considered the bright future of any state however they have been suffering from various mental health issues. There could be different reasons behind the development of emotional and psychological distress among the young generation. The current study aimed to explore Obsessive Love, Loneliness, and Repetitive Thinking Among University Students. Current study is a correlational study. This study was carried out in Faisalabad from November 2021 to April 2022. The sample for this research was N=400 (n=200 men, n=200 women) university students that were selected through a convenient sampling strategy from different universities of Faisalabad, Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire (RTQ; McEvoy, Mahoney & Moulds, 2010), UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russel, 1996), and Extreme Love Beliefs Scale (Doron et al., 2014) were used for the variables under study. The Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and t-test were performed to assess the proposed hypotheses of current research through SPSS version 26. The results showed a significant positive correlation (p<0.001) among all variables moreover it was also observed that obsessive love and loneliness predicted repetitive thinking among university students.