Adverse Effects of Loneliness on Students
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https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v19i.1730Keywords:
Loneliness, Students, Adverse EffectsAbstract
As a common emotion, loneliness is usually defined as the emotion produced when people do not meet the expectations of interpersonal relationships, which is mainly measured by the UCLA Loneliness Scale. The main theories of loneliness are social needs theory and cognitive processing theory. The former holds that loneliness is a response to unsatisfied social needs, while the latter refers to that loneliness arises because individuals are dissatisfied with the perceived interpersonal relationship. The harm of loneliness to students is mainly reflected in the study, interpersonal relationships, and negative emotion, which will lead to academic procrastination, decreased sense of achievement in learning, decreased social skills, anxiety, and depression. In the future, it is necessary to develop a more objective measurement of loneliness, find out its general mechanism, and conduct intervention research on more student groups.
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