Loneliness In College Students Research Articles

Association between loneliness and cigarette smoking attitudes among university students in Iran: a cross-sectional study

ObjectivesDuring the last two decades, cigarette smoking witnessed a global increase in use, especially among youth. Loneliness is one of the possible psychosocial determinants of smoking. This study examined the...

A Study on the Intervention of Group Counseling with Sense of Life Meaning on Loneliness of College Students

A Study on the Intervention of Group Counseling with Sense of Life Meaning on Loneliness of College Students

The Correlation Between Big Five Personality Types and the Level of Loneliness in Profession Nurse Students in the Agriculture Region

ABSTRACT
 Loneliness becomes a phenomenon in early adulthood due to the adolescent crisis towards early adulthood. One of the problems of loneliness is caused by a person's personality. Nursing students are prone to experiencing loneliness because they are in early adulthood, which at this age will go through a stage of psychological development, namely intimacy versus isolation. This study aims to determine the relationship between the big five personality types and the level of loneliness in nursing students. The research design used correlational quantitative with cross-sectional data collection. The number of samples used in this study was 95 respondents using a total sampling of students of the Nursing Professional Study Program, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jember. The Big Five Inventory (BFI) questionnaire was used to identify personality types, while the UCLA Loneliness Scale questionnaire was used to measure loneliness levels. It was found that 32 respondents (33.7%) had agreeableness personality types and 43 respondents (45.3%) experienced moderate loneliness. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square correlation test with a significance level of 0.05. The results showed a p-value of 0.649 indicating that there was no relationship between the big five personality types and loneliness in college students. This happens because it is influenced by several factors such as where you live, the presence of close friends and someone special who will provide space for someone to interact so that feelings of loneliness are reduced.
 
 Keywords: Big Five Personality; Loneliness; Nursing Students.

Loneliness in College Students: How is the Role of Adjustment and Social Support?

Loneliness is one of the problems experienced by students because of the lack of social support and not being matched by the ability to adapt to the social environment. The purpose of this study was to empirically test the role of adjustment and social support together in loneliness. Two hundred students aged 18-25 in Solo Raya participated in this survey. The participants get through incidental sampling techniques. The instruments used were the loneliness, self-adjustment, and social support scales. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results show that adjustment and social support together affect loneliness. Partially self-adjustment and social support have an equal effect on loneliness in college students. The results of this study imply that the availability of social support from the immediate environment can help students overcome loneliness among students. ABSTRAK Kesepian menjadi salah satu problem yang dialami mahasiswa karena minimnya dukungan sosial dan tidak diimbangi dengan kemampuan untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan lingkungan sosial. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menguji secara empiris peran penyesuaian diri dan dukungan sosial secara bersama-sama terhadap kesepian. Survei dilakukan kepada 200 mahasiswa usia 18-25 tahun di Solo Raya yang direkrut melalui teknik sampling incidental. Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi skala kesepian, skala penyesuaian diri, dan skala dukungan sosial. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penyesuaian diri dan dukungan sosial secara bersama-sama berperan signifikan terhadap kesepian. Secara parsial penyesuaian diri dan dukungan sosial memiliki pengaruh yang setara terhadap kesepian pada mahasiswa. Implikasi hasil penelitian ini adalah ketersediaan dukungan sosial dari lingkungan terdekat dapat membantu mahasiswa untuk mengatasi kesepian pada mahasiswa.

Psychological correlates of perceived loneliness in college students before and during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period: a longitudinal study

BackgroundLoneliness is increasingly acknowledged as a serious public health issue. This longitudinal study aimed to assess the extent to which psychological distress and alexithymia can predict loneliness among Italian college students before and one year after the COVID-19 outbreak.MethodsA convenience sample of 177 psychology college students were recruited. Loneliness (UCLA), alexithymia (TAS-20), anxiety symptoms (GAD-7), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), and somatic symptoms (PHQ-15) were assessed before the COVID-19 outbreak and one year after the spread of COVID-19 worldwide.ResultsAfter controlling for baseline loneliness, students with high levels of loneliness during lockdown showed worsening psychological distress and alexithymic traits over time. Suffering from depressive symptoms before COVID-19 and the aggravation of alexithymic traits independently predicted 41% of perceived loneliness during the COVID-19 outbreak.ConclusionsCollege students with higher levels of depression and alexithymic traits both before and one year after the lockdown were more at risk of suffering from perceived loneliness and may constitute the target sample for psychological support and intervention.

The Effect of Meaning in Life on College Students' Loneliness: A Serial Mediation Effect Model

Based on questionnaire method, 1298 college students were recruited to participate in the study to investigate the effect of meaning in life on loneliness of college students, and the chain mediating role of forgiveness and hope. The results show that: (1) there is a significant negative correlation between sense of meaning of life and loneliness of college students; (2) forgiveness and hope play a mediating role between sense of meaning of life and loneliness of college students; (3) forgiveness and hope play a chain mediating effect between sense of meaning of life and loneliness of college students.

Bouncing back from COVID-19: The role of resilience in depression, substance use, and loneliness in college students amidst the pandemic

Objective: To assess the influence of specific COVID-19 impacts on college student depression, loneliness, and alcohol and cannabis use, and to investigate if resilience moderates these relationships. Participants: Data were collected from students (N = 1849, 80.9% white, 66.6% female) at a midwestern university during the 2021 winter/spring semester. Methods: Data were gathered cross-sectionally through an online survey platform. COVID-19 impacts and resilience’s relationships with mental health variables were analyzed with multiple regression analysis. Moderation analyses were conducted using PROCESS. Results: The COVID-19 impacts measured in this study were significantly related to student depression and cannabis use. Resilience moderated the association between COVID-19 impacts and (a) depression and (b) cannabis use. Conclusion: Resilience may mitigate the effect of pandemic-related impacts on depression and cannabis use in college students, but not loneliness and alcohol use. These findings hold important implications for further research and practice.

어머니 양육 행동이 대학생의 외로움에 미치는 영향: 거부민감성과 분노억제의 매개효과

본 연구는 어머니 양육 행동과 외로움의 관계에서 거부민감성과 분노억제의 매개효과를 확인하는 데 목적이 있다. 연구는 경기도 소재의 대학교에 재학 중인 만 19세에서 24세의 남녀 후기청소년 443명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하고 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 어머니의 양육 행동이 외로움에 미치는 영향에서 거부민감성과 분노억제가 매개효과를 나타냈다. 구체적으로, 어머니의 돌봄적 양육 행동은 거부민감성과 분노억제를 통해 외로움에 간접적 영향을 미치는 것으로 드러났으며, 어머니의 과보호적 양육 행동은 외로움에 직접적인 영향을 미칠 뿐 아니라 거부민감성과 분노억제를 통해서 간접적으로도 외로움에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 하여 연구의 의의 및 상담 실제에서 연구 결과의 활용과 후속 연구의 방향성 등에 대해 논의하였다.

大学生人际信任和孤独感的关系：交往焦虑的中介作用

大学生人际信任和孤独感的关系：交往焦虑的中介作用

大学生人际信任、自尊对孤独感的影响研究

大学生人际信任、自尊对孤独感的影响研究

HUBUNGAN RASA MALU DENGAN KESEPIAN PADA MAHASISWA BARU PERANTAU YANG TINGGAL DI APARTEMEN.

The study aims to determine the relationship of between shyness and loneliness in college students whom living in apartment. Participants for this research were 195 Sriwijaya University students, grade of 2016 and 2017, whom living in Apartments Indralaya. They were taken through purposive sampling. The scales used were the loneliness scale based on loneliness responses according to Rubenstein and Shaver (1982) and the scale of shyness based on the characteristics of shyness according to Henderson and Zimbardo (1998). Data analysis used Pearson Product Moment correlation. The pilot study of the measuring scales was conducted with 60 student with same characteristics. The results of the study that there is a significant relationship between shyness and loneliness in students whom living in apartment. Keywords: Shyness, Loneliness, student, apartment

Identifying Behavioral Phenotypes of Loneliness and Social Isolation with Passive Sensing: Statistical Analysis, Data Mining and Machine Learning of Smartphone and Fitbit Data

BackgroundFeelings of loneliness are associated with poor physical and mental health. Detection of loneliness through passive sensing on personal devices can lead to the development of interventions aimed at decreasing rates of loneliness.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the potential of using passive sensing to infer levels of loneliness and to identify the corresponding behavioral patterns.MethodsData were collected from smartphones and Fitbits (Flex 2) of 160 college students over a semester. The participants completed the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) loneliness questionnaire at the beginning and end of the semester. For a classification purpose, the scores were categorized into high (questionnaire score>40) and low (≤40) levels of loneliness. Daily features were extracted from both devices to capture activity and mobility, communication and phone usage, and sleep behaviors. The features were then averaged to generate semester-level features. We used 3 analytic methods: (1) statistical analysis to provide an overview of loneliness in college students, (2) data mining using the Apriori algorithm to extract behavior patterns associated with loneliness, and (3) machine learning classification to infer the level of loneliness and the change in levels of loneliness using an ensemble of gradient boosting and logistic regression algorithms with feature selection in a leave-one-student-out cross-validation manner.ResultsThe average loneliness score from the presurveys and postsurveys was above 43 (presurvey SD 9.4 and postsurvey SD 10.4), and the majority of participants fell into the high loneliness category (scores above 40) with 63.8% (102/160) in the presurvey and 58.8% (94/160) in the postsurvey. Scores greater than 1 standard deviation above the mean were observed in 12.5% (20/160) of the participants in both pre- and postsurvey scores. The majority of scores, however, fell between 1 standard deviation below and above the mean (pre=66.9% [107/160] and post=73.1% [117/160]).Our machine learning pipeline achieved an accuracy of 80.2% in detecting the binary level of loneliness and an 88.4% accuracy in detecting change in the loneliness level. The mining of associations between classifier-selected behavioral features and loneliness indicated that compared with students with low loneliness, students with high levels of loneliness were spending less time outside of campus during evening hours on weekends and spending less time in places for social events in the evening on weekdays (support=17% and confidence=92%). The analysis also indicated that more activity and less sedentary behavior, especially in the evening, was associated with a decrease in levels of loneliness from the beginning of the semester to the end of it (support=31% and confidence=92%).ConclusionsPassive sensing has the potential for detecting loneliness in college students and identifying the associated behavioral patterns. These findings highlight intervention opportunities through mobile technology to reduce the impact of loneliness on individuals’ health and well-being.

Risk in childhood family environments and loneliness in college students: Implications for health

Objective: To investigate associations between risk in family environments and health-relevant outcomes in college and the role of loneliness. Participants: College students at a state university (N = 360). Methods: We utilized linear regression to examine relationships between risk in family environments and loneliness, perceived stress, affect, and self-rated health. We tested for indirect effects of risk in family environments on outcomes through loneliness Results: Analyses showed that risk in family environments associated with loneliness (β = 0.12 t[358] = 2.22, p = .03, R2 change = .02), perceived social stress (β = 0.20, t[357] = 3.88, p < 0.001, R2 change = .04), negative and positive affect (β = 2.44, t[357] = 3.95, p < .001, R2 change = .04), and (β = –0.18 t[357]= –3.44, p = .001, R2 change = .03 respectively), and self-rated health (β = 0.19, t[359] = 4.57, p < .001, R2 change = .10). Significant indirect effects were observed for risk in early family on all outcomes through loneliness. Conclusion: These findings provide initial evidence that risk in childhood family environments may negatively affect health by increasing loneliness in college students.

大学生人格特征与孤独感的关系：网络自我表露的中介作用

大学生人格特征与孤独感的关系：网络自我表露的中介作用

Trauma, Meaning Making, and Loneliness in College Students

ABSTRACTThe present study (N = 621) explored relationships between meaning making (i.e., meaning presence and meaning search) and loneliness in college students who have experienced trauma. In addition, the study examined group differences in meaning variables and loneliness, comparing college students who have and have not experienced trauma. The results suggest that loneliness and meaning search are more present in college students who have experienced trauma. Further, meaning presence and meaning search both predict experiences of loneliness within this sample.

대학생의 대상관계수준과 외로움의 관계: 시기심과 억제, 회피 방어기제의 매개효과

본 연구는 대상관계수준이 외로움에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고 이 과정에 시기심과 억제, 회피방어기제의 관련성을 확인하였다. 이를 위해 대학생 327명(N=327)을 대상으로 신뢰도 분석, 기술통계분석, 상관분석을 하고 대상관계수준이 외로움에 영향을 미치는 경로에 시기심과 억제, 회피 방어기제의 매개효과를 가정한 경로구조모형을 분석하였다. 본 연구결과 첫째, 대상관계수준, 시기심, 억제, 회피 방어기제, 외로움은 유의미한 상관을 보였다. 둘째, 구조방정식 분석 결과, 대상관계수준은 외로움에 직접적인 영향력을 갖지 않으며, 시기심과, 억제, 회피방어기제가 각각 둘 사이를 매개하는 동시에, 시기심이 억제, 회피 방어기제를 강화하는 경로가 추가된 이중부분매개 모형의 적합도와 간접효과가 모두 유의미한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 대상관계수준이 시기심과 억제, 회피 방어기제를 매개로 대학생의 외로움에 영향을 미치는 경로를 확인함으로써, 대상관계수준이 개인의 외로움의 수준을 예측할 수 있는 유의미한 정서임을 확인하였다. 또한 대상관계수준이 개인의 외로움을 예언하는 경로에 시기심과 억제, 회피 방어기제의 역할을 확인하여 관련연구를 확장하였다. 본 연구 결과의 상담적 함의와 후속연구를 위한 제언을 논의에 포함하였다.

Factors Influencing on Loneliness among College Students in Korea

Background/Objectives: This paper is intended to provide basic data for college students’ mental health management programs by clarifying the factors affecting loneliness of college students. Methods/Statistical analysis: A purposive sample of 205 students from N university in C province of Korea was recruited for the cross-sectional survey design. The instruments were used Korean-version Revised UCLA Loneliness Scales, the self-esteem scaledeveloped by Rosenberg, the Multidimensional Scale on Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). We used SPSS WIN 23.0 program to analyze the quantitative data of the questionnaires. Findings: A consequence of analysis,the mean scores of college students’loneliness was1.67±0.42 point (range 1-4), self-esteem was 3.04±0.47 point (range 1-4), and social support was 5.29±1.67 point (range 1-7). The participants’ loneliness according to general characteristics showed statistically differences in religion (F=13.323, p<.001). Self-esteemwas negatively correlated with loneliness (r=-.634, p<.001) and was found to be an independent variable that had the greatest effect on loneliness.Self-esteem showed a positive correlation with social support (r=.511, p<.001), and among the social supports, the support of friends and the support of family rather than the support of others appeared to be the factors affecting the loneliness of college students.In the final model of this study through stepwise multiple regression, the three variables of self-esteem, friend support and family support were found to be significant. Participants’ loneliness was affected significantly by self-esteem (s=-.367, t=-5.942, p<.001), friend support (s=-.286, t=-2.401, p=.017), and family support (s=-.179, t=-2.111, p=.036), and these variables explained 44.4% (F=27.723, p<.001). Improvements/Applications: Programs that mediate the loneliness of college students should include personal, family, and social interests and efforts to improve self-esteem, friend support, and family support of college students.

The Relationship between Insecure Attachment and Loneliness of College Students: The Mediating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity and Active Stress Coping Strategy

The Relationship between Insecure Attachment and Loneliness of College Students: The Mediating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity and Active Stress Coping Strategy

当代大学生团体依恋与孤独感的关系研究

目的：探讨当代大学生的团体依恋与孤独感的关系。方法：用团体依恋问卷(ECR-G)和UCLA孤独感量表对301名本科大学学生进行调查研究。结果：性别变量和专业变量在团体依恋总分及其维度上的差异均不显著；年级变量在团体依恋上的得分具有显著差异；团体依恋与孤独感存在显著的正相关(R = 0.026**)。大学生团体依恋的团体依恋回避维度对孤独感有预测作用。Objective: To investigate the relationship between group attachment and loneliness of college students. Methods: UCLA Loneliness Scale and the designed questionnaires about group attach- ment were used to investigate 301 college students. Results: There were no significant differences in gender variable or discipline variable among the group attachment and its two dimensions. Significant differences could be found in grade variable among the total share of group attachment. There was a significant positive correlation between the group attachment and loneliness of college students (R = .026**). The group attachment avoidance dimension of the group attachment could forecast the loneliness dependence.

Attachment, Infidelity, and Loneliness in College Students Involved in a Romantic Relationship: The Role of Relationship Satisfaction, Morbidity, and Prayer for Partner

This study examined the mediating effects of relationship satisfaction, prayer for a partner, and morbidity in the relationship between attachment and loneliness, infidelity and loneliness, and psychological morbidity and loneliness, in college students involved in a romantic relationship. Participants were students in an introductory course on family development. This study examined only students (n = 345) who were involved in a romantic relationship. The average age of participants was 19.46 (SD = 1.92) and 25 % were males. Short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8), (Hays and DiMatteo in J Pers Assess 51:69–81, doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa5101_6, 1987); Relationship Satisfaction Scale (Funk and Rogge in J Fam Psychol 21:572–583, doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.4.572, 2007); Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (De Haes et al. in Measuring the quality of life of cancer patients with the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL): a manual, Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, Groningen, 1996); Prayer for Partner Scale, (Fincham et al. in J Pers Soc Psychol 99:649–659, doi:10.1037/a0019628, 2010); Infidelity Scale, (Drigotas et al. in J Pers Soc Psychol 77:509–524, doi:10.1037/0022-3514.77.3.509, 1999); and the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale-short form (Wei et al. in J Couns Psychol 52(4):602–614, doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.602, 2005). Results showed that relationship satisfaction mediated the relationship between avoidance attachment and loneliness and between infidelity and loneliness. Physical morbidity mediated the relationship between anxious attachment and psychological morbidity. Psychological morbidity mediated the relationship between anxious attachment and physical morbidity. The present results expand the literature on attachment by presenting evidence that anxious and avoidant partners experience loneliness differently. Implications for couple’s therapy are addressed. Future research should replicate these results with older samples and married couples.