Loneliness within the Home among International Students in the Private Rental Sector in Sydney and Melbourne

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21570046
AutoresAlan Morris (0000-0001-7652-5370, University of Technology, autor de correspondencia), Emma Mitchell (0000-0002-9734-2175, University of Technology), Shaun Wilson (0000-0003-4687-1824, University of Technology), Gaby Ramia (0000-0002-2427-9275, The University of Sydney), Catherine Hastings (0000-0002-5486-8118, Macquarie University)
Año2022
Volumen40
Número1
Páginas67-81
Fecha de publicación2022-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Policy and Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0811-1146 • E-ISSN: 1476-7244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08111146.2021.2005017
OpenAlexW3214354680
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas46

We draw on 45 in-depth interviews and a large-scale survey we conducted, to examine loneliness among international students in Sydney and Melbourne within their accommodation. We discuss three features which increase the possibility of loneliness – the physical layout and use of the space; the social composition of fellow tenants, and power differentials between tenants. The interviews indicated that the lack of a congenial common area, having to share with students dissimilar with respect to nationality and language, and being in a situation where a tenant holds disproportionate power, are likely to hinder the development of social connections with fellow tenants

Accommodation · Geography · Immigration · Loneliness · Nationality · Political science · Renting · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology