Loneliness and Psychological Distress
Abstract
Research on relationships between loneliness and psychological symptoms has generally shown significant positive associations across a wide spectrum of psychopathologies. However, such results may be artificial, to some extent, given the high intercorrelations of typical psychopathology measures. In the current study, we examined associations between psychological symptoms, assessed by the Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90; Derogatis, Lipman, & Covi, 1973) and loneliness, as measured by the UCLA-R Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980), in college students. Using partial correlations to control for the confounding influence of generalized distress, relationships between loneliness and individual dimensions of distress were examined. Results indicate a significant association between loneliness and interpersonal sensitivity (low self-esteem) and depression. Other dimensions of distress were not significantly related to loneliness. In addition, no sex differences in patterns of association were observed. Results support the notion that self-blame and self-devaluation are strong correlates of loneliness.
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Generalized anxiety had moderate associations with loneliness/social isolation (r = 0.37, 0.40).
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- Authors
- Jackson, J., & Cochran, S. D.
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- California State University, Northridge (US)
- ORCID
- Cochran, Susan D.
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- The Journal of Psychology
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- Informa UK Limited
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- 1991-05
- Volume
- 125
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 257-262
- ISSN
- 0022-3980 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1019
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- W2001120484
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- journal article
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- en
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- The Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- loneliness, psychological distress, university students, interpersonal sensitivity, self-esteem, depression, self-blame, self-devaluation, sex differences
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Affective Symptoms, Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Loneliness, Male, Personality Inventory, Risk Factors, Somatoform Disorders
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