The relation between self-stigma and loneliness in visually impaired college students: Self-acceptance as mediator

Kong, Lingling; Gao, Zheng; Xu, Na; Shao, Shuhong; Ma, Huiying; He, Qingxia; Zhang, Dehai; Xu, Honghong; Qu, Haiying

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2020.101054

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“…This also suggests that students with VI face a greater risk of exclusion by their peers (see Heppe et al, 2020). In fact, some studies have found that students with VI experience more loneliness than their peers without VI (Hadidi & Al Khateeb, 2013;Kong et al, 2020). Moreover, Augestad (2017) reported that, in general, positive factors such as social support and friendship are critical to improving the self-perception and self-esteem of students with VI.…”

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Experiences of students with visual impairments in higher education: barriers and facilitators

Fırat¹

2021

British J Special Edu

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This study explored the factors that facilitate and complicate the higher education process for students with visual impairments (VI). The participants were six university students with VI and eight academics/ faculty members who instruct these students together with other students. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analysed using content analysis methods. The students with VI stated that they face barriers related to lack of materials, difficulty obtaining lecture notes, poor academic support, reader-related problems, insufficient library sources, and access to and within the university. Positive facilitators reported by the students were mainly related to personal factors, as well as peer and academic support. The academics demonstrated limited awareness of the barriers faced by students with VI, and the academic support available to these students was found to be insufficient as well. The results indicate that there are considerable barriers to university education for students with VI.

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Section: Review Of Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Experiences of students with visual impairments in higher education: barriers and facilitators

Fırat¹

2021

British J Special Edu

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“…The self-acceptance aspect of psychological well-being also had a negative and significant correlation with loneliness. Kong et al (2021) revealed that college students had a negative relationship between self-acceptance and loneliness.…”

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“…According to Kong et al (2021), individuals who have positive self-acceptance will have realistic expectations of their situation, respect themselves, and be able to improve themselves compared to individuals who have low self-acceptance will range from feeling lonely.…”

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The State of Loneliness among Migrating Students: The Effect of Psychological Well-Being and Religiosity

Laksmidara¹,

Nashori²

2022

IJIEP

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Being separated from their parents causes many migrating students to experience loneliness, not to mention their age range is prone to it. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of psychological well-being and religiosity on loneliness and isolation in migrating students using ex post facto quantitative research methods. Respondents to this study were active 213 migrating students in several universities in Yogyakarta Special Religion, Indonesia. Their ages ranged from 18 to 24 years old. The measuring instruments used were UCLA Loneliness version 3 (α 0.942), the Psychological Well-being Scale (α 0.776), and The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (α) 0.876). The data analysis technique used was multiple regression. The results indicated a significant negative effect of psychological well-being on loneliness and no significant negative impact of religiosity on loneliness in migrating students. Psychological well-being and religiosity contributed 58.2% to influencing the loneliness variable. The main conclusion this study is psychological well-being makes migrating students experience less loneliness when they are far away from their hometowns.

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“…To illustrate, the BBC Loneliness experiment surveyed 55,000 participants, and found that when loneliness was assessed with an indirect (rather than a direct) measure 30% of respondents switched from the 'never' to the 'sometimes' lonely group, showing that people do not like to admit to feeling lonely (Qualter et al, 2018). A further factor is that loneliness often co-exists with other stigmatized identities, which means that the effects of multiple stigmatized experiences (e.g., ageing, mental illness) may need to be identified and addressed (Kong et al, 2021). For example, stereotyped attitudes may lead to the expectation that loneliness in older adults is inevitable, whilst many older people are satisfied with their social relationships.…”

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Why Loneliness Matters in Clinical Practice: A Primer for Clinical- and Neuro-Psychologists.

Badcock

Preece

Badcock

2023

JEmotionPsychopathol

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Aims: Loneliness has an adverse impact on mental health, yet it is often overlooked in psychological services. To inform clinical practice, we provide an overview of research hotspots on loneliness and mental health, the ‘state of the art’ in assessment and treatment, and workforce implications. Methods: Narrative synthesis. Results: Loneliness occurs in all age groups, with peaks in younger and older adults. It is a well-established risk factor for mental ill-health, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, and other problems prompting people to seek psychological care. A variety of psychometrically sound self-report measures are available for assessment purposes, though some lack structural or cross-cultural validity. The most promising interventions use cognitive-behavioural therapy to change maladaptive social cognitions. Recent studies are focused on identifying mechanisms of change, the role of social networks, and the use of digital technologies to augment treatment. The stigma of loneliness can prevent clients and healthcare professionals from talking openly about it, but the best strategies for combating loneliness stigma are unclear. Conclusion: Loneliness and mental ill-health are mutually reinforcing; hence, loneliness should be routinely considered in clinical practice. Psychological interventions are moderately effective at alleviating loneliness but further research and practice-based evaluation of solutions for loneliness is needed.

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The relation between self-stigma and loneliness in visually impaired college students: Self-acceptance as mediator

Cited by 17 publications

References 39 publications

Experiences of students with visual impairments in higher education: barriers and facilitators

Experiences of students with visual impairments in higher education: barriers and facilitators

The State of Loneliness among Migrating Students: The Effect of Psychological Well-Being and Religiosity

Why Loneliness Matters in Clinical Practice: A Primer for Clinical- and Neuro-Psychologists.

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