Loneliness and Depression among Polish University Students: Preliminary Findings from a Longitudinal Study [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (11th, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, May 14-17, 2013).

Autor/inn/en	Grygiel, Pawel; Switaj, Piotr; Anczewska, Marta; Humenny, Grzegorz; Rebisz, Slawomir; Sikorska, Justyna
Titel	Loneliness and Depression among Polish University Students: Preliminary Findings from a Longitudinal Study [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (11th, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, May 14-17, 2013).
Quelle	(2013), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Psychological Patterns; Depression (Psychology); Longitudinal Studies; Influences; Intervention; Severity (of Disability); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Counseling Services; Student Adjustment; Emotional Adjustment; Likert Scales; Measures (Individuals); Regression (Statistics); Predictor Variables; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Isolation; Poland; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; UCLA Loneliness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Schweregrad; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Emotionale Anpassung; Likert-Skala; Messdaten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Prädiktor; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Soziale Isolation; Polen
Abstract	It is widely acknowledged that loneliness and depression are prevalent among university students and may contribute to poor academic achievements or higher probability of dropping out of university. However, the associations between these two phenomena are complex and not fully understood. In this paper we describe preliminary findings from a longitudinal study investigating the interrelationships between loneliness and depression in a representative sample of students of the University of Rzeszów (Poland). The obtained results confirm those from previous studies reporting a stronger and more stable effect of loneliness on depression than vice versa. A temporally stable influence of loneliness on depression suggests that interventions aiming to reduce the intensity of the feeling of loneliness should result in lowering the severity of depressive symptoms. University counselling services should offer interventions targeting loneliness among the students in order to help them to adapt to the challenges of the university education and protect them from developing depression. [For complete volume, see ED567118.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01