Gangguan Mental Emosional dan Kesepian pada Mahasiswa Baru

Abstract

In the transition period from high school to college, freshmen have to deal with the new environment, which makes them vulnerable to experience symptoms of mental disorders. The aim of the current study was to examine the role of loneliness as a predictor of symptoms of mental disorders among freshmen. Using a convenience sampling, 151 first-year undergraduate students from one faculty at Universitas Padjadjaran took part in the current study. The respondents completed a self-report questionnaire consisting of WHO Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ) to assess symptoms of mental disorders and UCLA Loneliness scale to assess loneliness. The result showed that loneliness significantly predicted symptoms of mental disorders among freshmen. Theoretical implications of these empirical findings are discussed, as are practical implications highlighting the suggestions for the university stakeholders to implement an intervention that is effective in tackling freshmen’s mental disorders such as social skill training, increasing social support, and increasing probability of social contact