Interpersonalne kognitivne distorzije kao medijator učinka socijalne anksioznosti i depresivnosti na usamljenost studenata

Ana Petak

doi:10.19090/pp.v17i4.2527

Authors

Ana Petak Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5443-016X

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https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.v17i4.2527

Keywords:

loneliness, social anxiety, depressive symptoms, cognitive distortions, students

Abstract

The aim of the research was to verify whether interpersonal cognitive distortions underlie the relationship of social anxiety and depression symptoms with loneliness among student population. The data of 228 students from various studies in the Republic of Croatia were collected, mostly students who attend programs in social sciences (72.8%) and undergraduate students (74.1%). The research was conducted online. Participants completed The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, The Loneliness Scale, The Interpersonal Cognitive Distortion Scale, and The Interaction Anxiety Scale. Through two mediation regression analyses, loneliness is separately predicted based on social anxiety and depressive symptoms, with the verification of the mediation effect of interpersonal cognitive distortions. In addition, two more mediation regression analyzes were conducted to control the effects of depressive symptoms in the model in which the predictor was social anxiety and to control the effects of social anxiety in the model in which the predictor was depressive symptoms. Social anxiety in addition to interpersonal cognitive distortions explains 26.8% of the variance of loneliness, and depressive symptoms in addition to interpersonal cognitive distortions explains 29.7% of the variance of loneliness. Partial mediation was established in both analyses, i.e. social anxiety and depressive symptoms predict loneliness directly, and indirectly through interpersonal cognitive distortions. The results are discussed in the context of the existing literature, along with suggestions for practical implications in counseling work.

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