Adult Attachment, Social Self-Efficacy, Self-Disclosure, Loneliness, and Subsequent Depression for Freshman College Students: A Longitudinal Study

This longitudinal study examined whether social self-efficacy and self-disclosure serve as mediators between attachment and feelings of loneliness and subsequent depression. Participants were 308 freshmen at a large midwestern university. Results indicated that social self-efficacy mediated the asso...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 2005-10, Vol.52 (4), p.602-614
Main Authors: Wei, Meifen, Russell, Daniel W, Zakalik, Robyn A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
Anxiety
Attachment
Attachment Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
College Freshmen
College Students
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Female
Human
Interpersonal Competence
Interpersonal Relationship
Loneliness
Longitudinal Studies
Major Depression
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mood disorders
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Self Efficacy
Self-Disclosure
Selfdisclosure
Selfefficacy
Student Adjustment
Undergraduate students
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Summary:This longitudinal study examined whether social self-efficacy and self-disclosure serve as mediators between attachment and feelings of loneliness and subsequent depression. Participants were 308 freshmen at a large midwestern university. Results indicated that social self-efficacy mediated the association between attachment anxiety and feelings of loneliness and subsequent depression, whereas self-disclosure mediated the association between attachment avoidance and feelings of loneliness and subsequent depression. These relationships were found after controlling for the initial level of depression. A total of 55% of the variance in loneliness was explained by attachment anxiety, social self-efficacy, and self-disclosure, whereas 42% of the variance in subsequent depression was explained by the initial level of loneliness and depression. Implications of the findings for enhancing freshman adjustment are discussed.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.602