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Situational Versus Characterological Factors In Relation To Loneliness, Lukas Dale
Situational Versus Characterological Factors In Relation To Loneliness, Lukas Dale
Scholar Week 2016 - present
Presentation Location: Warming House, Olivet Nazarene University
Abstract
Loneliness levels were evaluated based on various characterological and situational factors in 146 college-aged students, the majority of which (75.5%) were Caucasian. Using a quasi-experimental/correlational design, participants completed measures assessing personality (neuroticism and extroversion), perceived social support (PSS), fatherlessness, and resident assistant (RA) status. Multiple regression analyses indicated that each of the characterological factors and PSS were significantly correlated with loneliness (all p’s < .005), while fatherlessness and RA status were not significantly correlated with loneliness. Characterological factors accounted for more variance (R2 = .56) than did situational factors (R2 = .25).