Theories: - Unmet social expectations, exacerbated by social media? Friendships take a long time to develop. Not going to just jump into meeting your best mate. - Transition arrangements into university. Some will have moved away from communities, friends and families, some will be transitioning between communities. - Covid? and its longer term affects on anxiety, mental health etc - Misconceptions about opportunities (eg sports teams are performance-led) - Students feel that they are a burden on others? - Students feel that making friends is secondary to learning. When it should be an enabler of learning. - [[Anxiety]] and [[Student Mental Health and Student Support]] - Course demands (particularly prevalent in [[School of Health and Society]]?) [[The student experience is a luxury most students can’t afford]]. There’s so much other pressure on them. ## See also ![[CEL International Conference Panel - drivers of youth loneliness#My Response]]