Loneliness among adolescent college students at a Midwestern university

• Published in: Adolescence Vol. 21; no. 82; pp. 391 - 402
• Main Authors: Medora, N, Woodward, J.C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Roslyn Heights, NY Libra Publishers 01.07.1986; Libra Publishers Incorporated
• Subjects: Adolescent; adolescents; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Child development; College Students; Colleges & universities; Emotions; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gender Identity; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Loneliness; Male; Nebraska; peer relationships; Personality Traits; Psychological Tests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; psychosocial factors; Self Concept; Sex Differences; Social Environment; Social interactions. Communication. Group processes; Social Isolation; Social psychology; Social research; Socioeconomic Factors; Students - psychology; Young Adults; Nebraska; Human; Crosscultural study; United States; University environment; Sex; Social structure; Social adaptation; Self perception; Student; North America; Social interaction; Social isolation; Environment personality relation; America; Young adult; Interindividual comparison
• ISSN: 0001-8449

The extent of loneliness of late adolescents in a midwestern university was studied in relation to selected variables and in comparison to other groups. It was found that women were lonelier than men, and that there was a relationship between loneliness and ease of making friends and loneliness and happiness during the past year. A difference also was found in loneliness scores among those with self-perceptions of loneliness. These adolescents were the sixth most lonely group out of thirteen previously studied groups.