Helping Students Make Meaningful Connections: A Cross-Sectional Survey of College Student Loneliness.
Background: Young adults are experiencing high levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. At colleges and universities across the United States, programs exist to address student mental health needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Purpose: Current levels of loneliness among students (n = 4...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health Education Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 291 - 305 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul/Aug2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=186129799&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 186129799 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 19325037 JHL jtl: American Journal of Health Education issn: 19325037 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul/Aug2025 vid: 56 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 186129799 179682435 186129799 186129799 10.1080/19325037.2024.2396586 186129799 ppf: 291 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Helping Students Make Meaningful Connections: A Cross-Sectional Survey of College Student Loneliness. aug: au: Wodika, Alicia Lanier, Jacqueline Almeda, Jim Richter, Aubrey Schalasky, Gabriella affil: Illinois State University sug: subj: Students, College Psychosocial Factors Loneliness Prevention and Control Social Networking Colleges and Universities Midwestern United States Human Male Female Adolescence Adult Middle Age Cross Sectional Studies Midwestern United States Comparative Studies Scales Cisgender Persons Nonbinary Persons Students, Minority Social Media Qualitative Studies Counseling Mentorship Funding Source Sociodemographic Factors Surveys Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Kruskal-Wallis Test Content Analysis Arabs Middle Eastern Persons Asians Asian Americans African Americans White Persons Hispanic Americans Pacific Islander Americans Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: Young adults are experiencing high levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. At colleges and universities across the United States, programs exist to address student mental health needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Purpose: Current levels of loneliness among students (n = 487) at a Midwest university were researched to compare with previous trends and develop clearer recommendations for purposeful interventions. Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional study design with the UCLA Loneliness Scale during the fall 2022 semester. Results: Higher levels of loneliness were linked to the demographics of identifying as cis-males, non-binary, and/or students of color. Students who had greater than 4+ h of social media usage per week and first year students also displayed the highest levels of loneliness. Qualitative data from student participants highlighted the importance of having a peer attend events with them, familiarity of event structures, and expanding access to counseling services and mentorship programs. Discussion: Intentional development of programs needs to be prioritized to address student loneliness on campus. Translation to Health Education Practice: With the increase in loneliness across the United States, there existopportunities for mentoring programs for struggling students and to build community to normalize the promotion of mental and emotional health resources. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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