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Chloe Lau1, Samantha Chen2, Donald H Saklofske3
1Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada. clau263@uwo.ca.
Objective:
Medical students often experience high levels of loneliness due to the demanding nature of their academic, clinical, and personal responsibilities.
Methods:
This study investigated the contributions of perceived and received social support to loneliness among Canadian medical students (N = 154). Participants completed self-report measures assessing perceived support, received support, and loneliness.
Results:
Bayesian regression model-based analyses revealed that, after controlling for demographics and overall received support, perceived social integration and attachment were significant predictors of lower loneliness (integration and attachment model: BFM = 68.99, R2 = 0.71), providing very strong evidence in favor of these predictors over simpler models. Specifically, integration (BFinclusion = 3.60 × 10), reflecting a sense of belonging, and attachment (BFinclusion = 87.10), reflecting emotional closeness, emerged as the strongest correlates of lower loneliness.
Conclusion:
This study emphasized the importance of integration and acceptance in mitigating medical student loneliness. Tailored interventions focusing on integration and attachment could help reduce loneliness and enhance well-being in this population.
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