Loneliness and Belongingness in the College Years

Asher, Steven R.; Weeks, Molly S.

doi:10.1002/9781118427378.ch16

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“…LiCQ (Asher & Weeks, 2014) is a 10-item self-report measure that assesses loneliness for adults in different daily contexts. The 10 items of the LiCQ are designed to reflect pure loneliness items that are not confounded by hypothesized causes of loneliness (e.g., “Mornings are a lonely time for me” and “I am lonely with other people”).…”

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Social and nonsocial reward moderate the relation between autism symptoms and loneliness in adults with ASD, depression, and controls

2019

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Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report high levels of co-occurring mood disorders. Previous work suggests that people with ASD also experience aberrant responses to social reward compared to typically developing (TD) peers. In the TD population, aberrant reward processing has been linked to anhedonia (i.e., loss of pleasure), which is a hallmark feature of depression. This study examined the interplay between self-reported pleasure from social and non-social rewards, autism symptom severity, loneliness, and depressive symptoms across adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; N=49), TD currently depressed adults (TD-dep; N=30), and TD never depressed controls (TD-con; N=28). The ASD cohort reported levels of social and non-social anhedonia that were greater than TD-con but not significantly different from TD-dep. Across cohorts, both social and non-social hedonic capacity moderated the relationship between autism symptoms and loneliness: individuals with low capacity for pleasure experienced elevated loneliness regardless of autism symptom severity, while those with intact capacity for pleasure (i.e., less anhedonia) experienced greater loneliness as a function of increased autism symptoms. Loneliness was the strongest predictor of depressive symptoms across clinical cohorts. Our findings suggest a putative pathway from trait-like anhedonia in ASD to depression via elevated loneliness and indicate that variability in hedonic capacity within the autism spectrum may differentially confer risk for depression in adults with ASD. Results underscore potential mental health benefits of social skills interventions and community inclusion programs for adults with ASD.

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Social and nonsocial reward moderate the relation between autism symptoms and loneliness in adults with ASD, depression, and controls

2019

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“…In addition to these stressors, they feel responsible also for acquiring new social relationships, avoiding the sense of loneliness, and the desire to meet expected academic achievement. Students who are not able to develop social skills before university life develop asocial relations at the university, spend less time on social activities and experience introspection . All these new lifestyle behaviors threaten the psychological well‐being of students and increase psychopathology among them .…”

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The relationship between depression and loneliness levels of the students at the faculty of health sciences and the factors affecting them

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Güneş

et al. 2020

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the loneliness and depression levels of students studying at Inonu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Departments of Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Audiology and Child Development and the factors that affect these levels. Design and Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional study which used a sociodemographic information form, the UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory included 1004 students.Findings: According to the results of the research, there was a positive relationship between loneliness and depression levels among university students. Class year, family type, place of residence, mother's education level, and economic situation were important indicators of loneliness and depression.Practice Implications: Psychiatric nurses can help students express their psychological difficulties and help them change their behaviors and lifestyles.

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“…Our third design principle, active involvement, was assessed using two slightly different three-item opportunities for involvement scales developed for this study. Our fourth design principle, feelings of belonging, was assessed with two different scales: one focused on students' overall perceptions of belonging during the Summer minicourse and Fall research course ( Asher and Weeks, 2014 ), and the other assessed how personable students perceived the instructors to be (adapted from Linnenbrink-Garcia et al. , 2013 ).…”

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A Pharmacology-Based Enrichment Program for Undergraduates Promotes Interest in Science

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Wormington

Perez

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Loneliness and Belongingness in the College Years

Cited by 39 publications

References 59 publications

Social and nonsocial reward moderate the relation between autism symptoms and loneliness in adults with ASD, depression, and controls

Social and nonsocial reward moderate the relation between autism symptoms and loneliness in adults with ASD, depression, and controls

The relationship between depression and loneliness levels of the students at the faculty of health sciences and the factors affecting them

A Pharmacology-Based Enrichment Program for Undergraduates Promotes Interest in Science

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