A cross-cultural study into loneliness amongst university students

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 46-52

  Le Roux, Anda ^a   Connors, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0347241102     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630103100206     Document Type: Article

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