Relationships and Loneliness – an exploratory study
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Loneliness is a common problem in relationships. The purpose of the study was to find out if there is a relation between loneliness and people in romantic relationship. Methods: Convenient sampling was used to collect data in the age range of 18 to 25 years. Data was collected from 111 people out of which 37 were in a romantic relationship, 37 had been in a romantic relationship at least once in their lives and 37 had never ever been in a romantic relationship. Tool used to measure loneliness was UCLA loneliness scale. Results: The data was not significant. It was found that the degree of loneliness was lowest in people who were in a romantic relationship and highest in the people had never been in a romantic relationship when the survey was conducted. Conclusion:The results show that the difference between the mean reported loneliness for 3 groups is not significant. That is being in relationship, or not being in relationship romantically has no significant impact on feelings of loneliness reported in young adults.
Authors and Affiliations
Neha Dalal, Priyal Soni, Riddhi Shah, Vrushti Shah
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