Samopoštovanje i usamljenost studenata na početku studija

Longitudinally monitoring their adjustment during their time of study the investigation covered 288 freshmen. A part of the evidence of the initial investigation made possible the verification of the effect of gender, the living environment (adequate or inadequate living conditions), financial difficulties and study problems on the self-esteem and loneliness of new students. The relation between self-esteem and loneliness was also an object of study. The results obtained by a three-way analysis of variance show that neither the living conditions not financial difficulties had significant effects on student self-esteem. However. the living conditions and financial difficulties have significant effects on loneliness: lonely students had greater financial difficulties and had had to remove from their home in order to study. Against expectations, there is no significant connection between changing one’s place of residence and financial difficulties. The basic findings comply with theoretical assumptions and certain empirical data which maintains that separation is among other factors a significant antecedent to loneliness during the time adolescence.