Randomized trial investigates how dormitory exclusion affects learning adaptation in college students, revealing gender differences in mediating factors.
Key Points
This study aims to explore the mediating roles of loneliness and psychological distress in the impact of dormitory exclusion on learning adaptation among college students, considering gender differences.
Surveyed 940 college students using scales for dormitory exclusion, loneliness, psychological distress, and learning adaptation.
Applied convenience sampling to gather data on the relationships between variables.
Conducted analyses to investigate mediation effects based on gender differences.
Loneliness and psychological distress mediated the relationship between dormitory exclusion and learning adaptation.
The mediation model showed gender differences: males experienced loneliness as a mediator, whereas females had both loneliness and psychological distress as mediators.