Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)
Publication Date
2024
College
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of
Department
Honors Program
BURS Faculty Advisor
Sarah Blomeley
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
The current study seeks to investigate the prevalence of loneliness in Generation Z undergraduates currently attending universities in Tennessee. Loneliness has been identified as a growing worldwide problem (United States Office of the Surgeon General, 2021), and given the continuing increase of loneliness in young adults (Buecker, 2021), it is evident that there is much left to learn regarding the personal experience of loneliness in modern undergraduates. To investigate the experience and prevalence of loneliness in Generation Z undergraduates, we conducted a survey with participants from one private and one public university in Tennessee. Participants completed a survey on Qualtrics that measured demographics, extracurricular involvement, sense of university community, and loneliness (DiTommaso & Spinner, 1993). We hypothesize that there will be a negative relationship between loneliness and extracurricular involvement, sense of university community, time with full in-person instruction, and proximity to primary home. Results and discussion are forthcoming.
Recommended Citation
Rolinitis, Arwen; Laborde, Alden; and Osborne, Jordan, "Unveiling the State of Loneliness: An Investigation of Loneliness Patterns in Generation Z Undergraduates Across Tennessee" (2024). Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS). 504.
https://repository.belmont.edu/burs/504
