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Bauer, Scott C.; Silver, Lori; Schwartzer, Jessica – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2019
Isolation has affected the quality of the work experience for employees in education for decades. This study explores the role that isolation plays in impacting the quality of the work experience among new principals. Building on recent studies, the analysis tests whether isolation serves as a mediator in the relationship between factors that are…
Descriptors: Professional Isolation, Beginning Principals, Persistence, Work Experience
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Çevik, Gülsen Büyüksahin; Yildiz, Mehmet Ali – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The current research aims to examine the roles of perceived social support, coping, and loneliness when predicting the Internet addiction in adolescents. The research participants included 300 high school students, with an average age of 16.49 and SD = 1.27, attending schools in a city in Southeastern Anatolian Region during 2015-2016 academic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Internet, Social Support Groups
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Henninger, William R., IV; Osbeck, Anastasia; Eshbaugh, Elaine M.; Madigan, Christopher – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2016
Loneliness is an issue that is ubiquitous across college and university campuses. Studies have shown that students who utilize campus counseling services report loneliness as one of the most common issues for which they seek counseling. Although loneliness has been studied in the social sciences, little attention has been paid to predictors of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Housing, College Students, Psychological Patterns
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Chalise, Hom Nath; Kai, Ichiro; Saito, Tami – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
The aim of this study was to analyze the situation of social support exchange among elderly men and women and to study the cross-cultural validity of predictors of loneliness in two Nepalese castes/ethnicities of older adults. Data for this study were taken from a cross-sectional study of the elderly at least 60 years old living in one ward of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Gender Differences
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Cecen, A. Rezan – College Student Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of gender differences and levels of loneliness on ways of coping. The sample of the study is composed of 462 university students (245 male, 217 female) from different departments from the Education Faculty at Cukurova University. In this study to collect data related to loneliness as an…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Coping, Multivariate Analysis, Gender Differences