ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Social connections combat loneliness and promote wellbeing among college students coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Interplay of academic stress, digital fatigue, and loneliness in predicting university students' mental health in the post-COVID era.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- The Impact of a University Counselling and Psychological Support Service Focused on Positive Resources and Student Well-Being.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Poor sleep quality and loneliness among higher vocational college students: a conditional process analysis of psychological resilience and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between perfectionism and depression among college students: a multiple mediation mechanism based on coping styles, loneliness, and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- University students' thriving during remote and in-person instruction in the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from two academic years.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The association between parenting style and children's loneliness after the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating role of meaning in life.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted young people's mental health but we still need to explore this impact in the long term. The aim of this study is to analyze college students' wellbeing and loneliness in relation to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social support, and the frequency of activities carried out with others following the period of strictest restrictions. Methods: A total of 291 college students enrolled in an Italian University filled in an online questionnaire including measures of anxiety, depression, life satisfaction, loneliness, perceived social support, and the impact of COVID-19 on their quality of life. Results: The results showed that the greatest impact of the pandemic related to higher levels of loneliness, anxiety, depression and lower satisfaction with life. Conversely, greater social support and frequency of activities carried out with others were associated with lower levels of loneliness and depression, and higher satisfaction with life. Some differences related to gender and being a long-term international student. Discussion: These results are important to inform interventions to support college students' wellbeing and foster social connections among them.
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