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Loneliness at Universities

Determinants of Emotional and Social Loneliness among Students

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ID15470375
AutoresKristin Diehl (0000-0002-5408-652X, Technische Hochschule Mannheim, autor de correspondencia), Charlotte Jansen (0000-0003-3713-1015, Technische Hochschule Mannheim), Kamila Ishchanova (Technische Hochschule Mannheim), Jennifer Hilger-Kolb (0000-0003-0347-1900, Technische Hochschule Mannheim)
Año2018
Volumen15
Número9
Páginas1865-1865
Fecha de publicación2018-08-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph15091865
PMID30158447
OpenAlexW2889117809
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas86
Referencias citadas46

The transition from school to university is associated with social, structural, and behavioral changes. These changes may be related to feelings of loneliness, which are in turn related to morbidity. The authors' aim was to quantify loneliness among students and to identify its determinants and its relation to transition-related variables (e.g., changes in weight, diet, or physical activity since the transition from high school to university). Coming from across Germany, 689 students participated in the Nutrition and Physical Activity in Adolescence (NuPhA) survey (16−29 years; 69.5% female). Associations of loneliness with the above-mentioned aspects were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regressions. Altogether, 32.4% felt moderately lonely and 3.2%, severely lonely. Emotional loneliness was more common than social loneliness (severe loneliness: 7.7% vs. 3.2%). Both were positively associated with feelings of depression and anxiety. Being married or in a committed relationship seemed to be protective factors for emotional loneliness. Physical inactivity, an immigrant background, and studying social sciences were related to higher social loneliness. Transition-related variables produced mixed results. In conclusion, this study's findings indicated that loneliness seemed to be prevalent in university students. The authors identified important starting points for interventions to prevent loneliness. Such interventions may help reduce the disease burden in the students' future professional life

Developmental psychology · Loneliness · Social emotional learning · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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