...Genta Kulari Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the mediating effect of friends and family as sources of perceived social support in the relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms. Design/methodology/approach Survey data sample consisted of 733 university students...

...Elena R. Agadullina; Andrey Lovakov; Natalia V. Kiselnikova Purpose The first year of college is a stressful life period connected with the experience of loneliness, isolation and depression since the majority of freshmen can no longer maintain an equally close relationship with school friends...

...Catrin Pedder Jones; Annemarie Lodder; Chris Papadopoulos Purpose Previous research has found that international students can experience poor mental health, low levels of life satisfaction, self-esteem and high levels of loneliness when studying in a foreign country. No study has directly compared...