The Relationship Between Fear, Loneliness, and Depression Among University Students: A Structural Equation Model
The aim of this study was to test the causal relationship among fear of Covid-19, loneliness, and depression from Covid-19. The study sample consisted of 605 undergraduate students recruited from a public university. They completed three scales: fear of Covid-19, depression from Covid-19, and lonel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI)
2023-08-01
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| Series: | COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education |
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| Online Access: | https://counsedu.iicet.org/index.php/counsedu/article/view/375 |
| Summary: | The aim of this study was to test the causal relationship among fear of Covid-19, loneliness, and depression from Covid-19. The study sample consisted of 605 undergraduate students recruited from a public university. They completed three scales: fear of Covid-19, depression from Covid-19, and loneliness. The results revealed a good fit index for the proposed path model. The fear of Covid-19 predicted two types of loneliness emotional and social negatively. A positive association between depression and emotional as well as social loneliness was found. A total of 43% of the variance in depression was explained by loneliness. Depression was potentially a mediating factor between a fear of pandemic and the feeling of loneliness. A counseling intervention can be designed based on these results.
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| ISSN: | 2548-348X 2548-3498 |