The Lonely College Male

Knox, David; Vail-Smith, Karen; Zusman, Marty E.

doi:10.3149/jmh.0603.273

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“…For example, the current sample did not show any significant difference between binge and non-binge drinkers in degree of social alienation. However, as noted in the literature, socially alienated or lonely people (Knox et al, 2007), as well as people on the other end of the spectrum who have many friends or are subject to greater peer pressure (Talbott et al, 2008), have been found to be more likely to engage in heavy alcohol consumption. Mixed results have also been evident in relation to self-esteem, and there is empirical precedent for the current finding of no relationship between self-esteem and binge drinking (e.g., Luhtanen & Crocker, 2005;Poikolainen et al, 2001).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…In talking about social alienation, some studies have shown how people susceptible to peer pressure, and people with more friends, are more likely to engage in binge drinking (Talbott et al, 2008;Weitzman et al, 2003;Wechsler & Kuo, 2000); however, other findings have indicated that individuals who report feelings of loneliness or fewer social interactions are more likely to engage in such behaviour (Knox, Vail-Smith, & Zusman, 2007;Nezlek, Pilkington, & Bilbro, 1994). No studies that we are aware of have explored the relationship between binge drinking and a validated or complete measure of social alienation among university students.…”

Section: Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Correlates of Binge Drinking in a Sample of Canadian University Students

Edkins

Edgerton

Roberts

2017

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Abstract:There is a lack of recent research exploring the differences between binge and non-binge drinkers among Canadian university students. The current study aims to address this gap in the literature through an exploratory statistical analysis. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate (logistic regression) analyses were employed to identify the prevalence of binge drinking, as well as its various sociodemographic, behavioural, and mental health correlates. A large majority (83.1%) of the 507 respondents reported consuming alcohol in the previous 12 months; of these, 69.7% (67.0% of males, 70.9% of females) reported engaging in binge drinking (5 drinks in one session for males, 4 for females) at least once in the previous 30 days. Although there was no significant gender difference in the prevalence of binge drinking, there were several gender differences among the correlates. Compared to non-binge drinkers, male binge drinkers reported greater life satisfaction, and greater probability of smoking cigarettes and engaging in risky sex, while females reported greater impulsivity and lower religiosity. As expected, binge drinkers experienced more adverse consequences from alcohol consumption than did non-binge drinkers, but unexpectedly did not differ significantly in mental health and wellbeing. Limitations of the present study and future research directions are discussed with a view to improving our understanding of risk and protective factors related to unhealthy alcohol consumption among university students in Canada and abroad.Keywords binge drinking; alcohol research; university students; Canada; mental health Tamara Edkins MA is a student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, 224 Dysart Rd., Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Correlates of Binge Drinking in a Sample of Canadian University Students

Edkins

Edgerton

Roberts

2017

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“…Moreover, many students have reported experiencing loneliness (Wiseman, Guttfreund, & Lurie, 1995). Knox, Vail-Smith, and Zusman (2007) found that 25.9% of college male students and 16.7% of college female students had severe loneliness feelings. In a more recent study, Özdemir and Tuncay (2008) found in their study on Turkish college students that 60.2% of the participants experienced loneliness.…”

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Relationship between self-esteem and loneliness among university students living in hostels

Ishaq¹,

Solomon²,

Khan³

2017

IJRSP

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The present study was intended to explore the relationship between self-esteem and loneliness among University Hostel Living students. It was hypothesized that there would be a negative correlation between self-esteem and loneliness. The sample of this study was comprised of (N= 400) university students whose age ranging from 18 year to 24 year and living in hostels.Sample was drawn from different Universities from Punjab, Pakistan which consisted of almost equal numbers of males (n = 198) and females (n = 202) students. Data was collected through survey method. Self-esteem was measured through Rosenberg's Self-esteems scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and loneliness was measured by University of California and Los Angeles loneliness scale. Pearson bivariate correlation showed that there was significant negative correlation (r=-.57* p<.001) between self-esteem and loneliness. Independent sample t-test showed that there was non-significance difference of self-esteem and loneliness among males and females students.

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“…Research from McWhirter showed that about 30% of college students experienced loneliness and at least 6% considered it a major problem (McWhirter, 1997). In Knox's study, 25.9% of college male students and 16.7% of female college students were found to have severe lonely feelings (Knox, Vail-Smith, & Zusman, 2007).…”

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The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Loneliness: Does Social Anxiety Matter?

Liang²,

Zeng³

et al. 2014

IJPS

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An inverse relationship between self-esteem and loneliness has been established in previous research. In the current study, the hypothesis that social anxiety plays a mediated role between self-esteem and loneliness was investigated. A total of 285 Chinese college students were enrolled and measured on a series of questionnaires to measure self-esteem, social anxiety and loneliness. The causal steps approach indicated that social anxiety partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and loneliness. Furthermore, the Bootstrapping 95% confidence intervals as well as the Bayesian 95% credible intervals indicated that the indirect effect was significant. In addition, both the kappa-squared and R-squared mediation effect size measures indicated that the effect size of the mediating effect was medium, and this result was confirmed by the other four effect size measures, the partially standardized indirect effect, the completely standardized indirect effect, the proportion mediated and the ratio effect size measure.

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The Lonely College Male

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Correlates of Binge Drinking in a Sample of Canadian University Students

Correlates of Binge Drinking in a Sample of Canadian University Students

Relationship between self-esteem and loneliness among university students living in hostels

The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Loneliness: Does Social Anxiety Matter?

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