How young adults manage to navigate the stressful transition to college has long-term implications for their academic performance and ability to stick with their studies. Research has shown that one frequent pitfall during this transition from high school to college is social isolation. Loneliness, of course, can have a seriously detrimental effect on a student’s mental health, potentially leading to depression.
But being alone isn’t necessarily bad, suggest new findings in the journal Motivation and Emotion.
