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Social and emotional loneliness among college students during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The predictive role of coping behaviors, social support, and personal resilience
Author(s) -
Labrague Leodoro J.,
De los Santos Janet Alexis A.,
Falguera Charlie C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12721
Subject(s) - loneliness , psychology , coping (psychology) , social support , psychological intervention , covid-19 , pandemic , psychological resilience , clinical psychology , social isolation , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , psychiatry , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Objective To determine the influence of coping behaviors, resilience, and social support on students' emotional and social loneliness during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Design and Methods A cross‐sectional research design was used to gather data from 303 college students from the Central Philippines using four standardized scales through an online survey. Findings Loneliness among students was high during the coronavirus pandemic. Resilience, coping behaviors, and social support were identified as protective factors against loneliness. Practice Implications Interventions directed toward increasing resilience, social support, and coping behaviors may help decrease emotional and social loneliness caused by the mandatory lockdown during the COVID‐19 pandemic.