Tan Hongxiu, Xiao Wen
School of Educational Science, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
PLoS One. 2025 Jan 13;20(1):e0317310. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317310. eCollection 2025.
This study investigated the mediating role of core self-evaluation (CSE) in the relationship between the perception of peer relationship quality and loneliness among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted with 462 university students (mean age: 20.7 ± 1.56 years; age range: 18 to 25 years) using the Peer Relationships Satisfaction Scale, Core Self-Evaluation Scale, and UCLA Loneliness Scale. The results revealed a significant negative correlation between perceived peer relationship quality and loneliness, as well as between CSE and loneliness. Core self-evaluation accounted for 36.23% of the total effect of peer relationship quality on loneliness. Additionally, female students reported higher levels of loneliness than male students, and students from rural areas experienced greater loneliness than their urban counterparts. The study concluded that fostering high-quality peer relationships and enhancing core self-evaluation could be effective strategies for reducing loneliness among university students.
本研究调查了在新冠疫情期间，核心自我评价（CSE）在大学生同伴关系质量感知与孤独感之间的关系中所起的中介作用。使用同伴关系满意度量表、核心自我评价量表和加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表，对462名大学生（平均年龄：20.7±1.56岁；年龄范围：18至25岁）进行了在线调查。结果显示，同伴关系质量感知与孤独感之间、核心自我评价与孤独感之间均存在显著负相关。核心自我评价占同伴关系质量对孤独感总效应的36.23%。此外，女生的孤独感水平高于男生，农村地区的学生比城市地区的学生感到更孤独。该研究得出结论，培养高质量的同伴关系和提高核心自我评价可能是减少大学生孤独感的有效策略。
