Coping with loneliness at University: a qualitative interview study with students in the UK
Autor: | Julie Barnett, Mark A. Atkinson, Michael T. Wilson, John Vines, Konstantina Vasileiou, Manuela Barreto, Kiel Long, Shaun Lawson, Lyndsey Bakewell |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
050103 clinical psychology
Coping (psychology) Design Learned helplessness Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Interviews 0302 clinical medicine SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Distraction Creative Practice medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social isolation Students X300 business.industry Loneliness 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health C800 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Conceptual framework medicine.symptom Coping Psychology business Accommodation |
Zdroj: | Vasileiou, K, Barnett, J, Barreto, M, Vines, J, Atkinson, M, Long, K, Bakewell, L, Lawson, S & Wilson, M 2019, ' Coping with loneliness at University: a qualitative interview study with students in the UK ', Mental Health & Prevention, vol. 13, pp. 21-30 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2018.11.002 |
ISSN: | 2212-6570 |
Popis: | Leaving home to attend University constitutes a transition that is often characterized by an increased risk of loneliness, a psychological state that predicts poor mental health outcomes. Informed by a comprehensive conceptual framework of coping with stress, this study sought to examine the coping strategies young adults deploy to manage experiences of loneliness whilst studying at University. A qualitative, cross-sectional study was designed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 University students who had moved away from home to study, and who self-identified experiencing loneliness. We used directed qualitative content analysis to analyse the data both between and within participants. The results demonstrate that participants used a variety of coping strategies to manage the distressing experience of loneliness. Accommodation, mainly in the form of distraction, support-seeking, social isolation, self-reliance, and problem-solving behaviours were the most prevalent coping strategies mentioned. Coping reflecting helplessness, escape, submission, and more rarely, opposition, were also found, albeit less often. Students showed evidence of a wide-ranging coping repertoire, with the deployment of specific coping strategies presenting as highly selective and contextual. Strategies for coping with loneliness take into account constraints and opportunities in the environment, the availability and appropriateness of social resources, as well as individual resources and needs. |
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