Ronald E. McNair Program


Lakisha Brown
 School: Tougaloo College
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Karen Christoff
Expected Graduation Date: May 2006
Organizations & Honors
  •  Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
  •  McNair Scholar
  •  Psychology Club
  •  Spanish Club
  •  Student Support Service
E-MAIL: leikizce@yahoo.com

COMMENTS
This has been a great experience.  This program has not only granted me the opportunity to gain researching skills, but it has given me the chance to meet some wonderful people as well. 

 

ABSTRACT

Loneliness, Self-Esteem and Time Spent Alone: A Deeper Look at Loneliness and its Relationship to Self-Esteem


In this paper, we attempted to study and analyze relationships among loneliness, self-esteem, and time spent alone among college students, and, more specifically, to show that loneliness is related to self-esteem. By using the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and an Activity Questionnaire on which students reported the amount of time they spent alone, we found that there were significant correlations among the three variables of interest.  For the 58 students that completed these measures, we found that students who reported being lonely were significantly more likely to report having low self-esteem (r=.522).  We also found that students who are lonely report spending significantly more time alone (r=.275).  Also, students who spend more time alone tend to have lower self-esteem (r= .314).