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William R. Henninger IV * Anastasia Osbeck * Elaine M. Eshbaugh * Christopher Madigan

and slowly transition to friends and signiﬁcant
others as they become part of the college atmosphere. Potentially, students who do not
have roommates have less of an opportunity
to make these connections. In addition, males
who tend to extend themselves less socially
than females (Knox et al., 2007) are potentially
lonely because of lack of support. However,
more research should be conducted to conﬁrm
that lack of support is affecting males' loneliness. This being said, colleges and universities
that want to reduce loneliness among students
would be well served to create atmospheres
where students meet each other and create
connections based on mutual interests early in
their time in university housing. Those who do
not make initial connections may continue to
lean on parents for support and miss out on
becoming part of the campus experience. Speciﬁcally, universities and residence halls that
create programs on the weekends will give students a reason to stay on campus and engage
with other students.

What Can Resident Assistants Do?
In the residence halls, resident assistants
(RAs) can help facilitate connections in two
ways. The most obvious way is to be persistent
about engaging students who have not found
social circles. Speciﬁcally, RAs should focus on
students who do not have roommates. Though

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. . . colleges and universities that
want to reduce loneliness among
students would be well served
to create atmospheres where
students meet each other and
create connections based on mutual
interests early in their time in
university housing.

RAs are not able to force friendships, they can
supply numerous opportunities for students to
engage in social events. RAs can also supply
them with resources for activities on campus
that may be in their interest area. Students
new to campus are often overwhelmed with
the multitude of activities and quickly give
up sifting through the options. Also, linking
students up with others who might be part
of these activities could improve participation
and increase social connections with others.
Creating a culture where students are paired
with buddies could be carried out by nominating ﬂoor representatives in charge of identifying potential groups and activities in which
students can participate. In addition, educat-

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