Leodoro J Labrague1, Janet Alexis A De Los Santos2, Charlie C Falguera3. 1. College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. 2. College of Nursing, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Philippines. 3. School of Health Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of coping behaviors, resilience, and social support on students' emotional and social loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional research design was used to gather data from 303 college students from the Central Philippines using four standardized scales through an online survey. FINDINGS: Loneliness among students was high during the coronavirus pandemic. Resilience, coping behaviors, and social support were identified as protective factors against loneliness. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Interventions directed toward increasing resilience, social support, and coping behaviors may help decrease emotional and social loneliness caused by the mandatory lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of coping behaviors, resilience, and social support on students' emotional and social loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional research design was used to gather data from 303 college students from the Central Philippines using four standardized scales through an online survey. FINDINGS: Loneliness among students was high during the coronavirus pandemic. Resilience, coping behaviors, and social support were identified as protective factors against loneliness. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Interventions directed toward increasing resilience, social support, and coping behaviors may help decrease emotional and social loneliness caused by the mandatory lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Ewa Kupcewicz; Marzena Mikla; Helena Kadučáková; Elżbieta Grochans Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-03-02 Impact factor: 3.390