Loneliness and the development of social relationships in Malaysian university students

• Intan H. M. Hashim

  University of Science Malaysia

• Siamak Khodarahimi

  Eghlid Branch-Islamic Azad University

In this study we investigated loneliness and how social relationships develop in university students. Participants were 67 first-year students beginning their first semester in a university in northern Malaysia. We collected information regarding respondents’ background, their descriptions of the social network at the university, and their level of loneliness. The study was conducted in 2 parts over a 10-week period; at 4 weeks after their registration and then at 14 weeks after their registration. Findings suggest development of friendship was still in progress and loneliness had increased at Time 2.

1. Intan H. M. Hashim, University of Science Malaysia
   School of Social Sciences
2. Siamak Khodarahimi, Eghlid Branch-Islamic Azad University
   School of Social Sciences

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