@article{ref1,
title="Risk in childhood family environments and loneliness in college students: implications for health",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2019",
author="Counts, Cory J. and John-Henderson, Neha A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-6",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between risk in family environments and health-relevant outcomes in college and the role of loneliness. PARTICIPANTS: College students at a state university (N = 360). <br><br>METHODS: We utilized linear regression to examine relationships between risk in family environments and loneliness, perceived stress, affect, and self-rated health. We tested for indirect effects of risk in family environments on outcomes through loneliness Results: Analyses showed that risk in family environments associated with loneliness (β = 0.12 t[358] = 2.22, p =.03, R<sup>2</sup> change =.02), perceived social stress (β = 0.20, t[357] = 3.88, p < 0.001, R<sup>2</sup> change =.04), negative and positive affect (β = 2.44, t[357] = 3.95, p <.001, R<sup>2</sup> change =.04), and (β = -0.18 t[357]= -3.44, p =.001, R<sup>2</sup> change =.03 respectively), and self-rated health (β = 0.19, t[359] = 4.57, p <.001, R<sup>2</sup> change =.10). Significant indirect effects were observed for risk in early family on all outcomes through loneliness. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings provide initial evidence that risk in childhood family environments may negatively affect health by increasing loneliness in college students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2018.1557198",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1557198"
}