Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education, Department of Education, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
2 MA in Human Resource Development, Department of Psychology and Education, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to represent the experiences of the students referring to the consulting center of Tabriz University in terms of their sense of existential loneliness. The present study is conducted using a qualitative and phenomenological methodology and purposeful sampling and through deep interview with 18 students who referred to the consulting center. The interviews were recorded and analyzed by the method of Sterbent and the Carpenter. The findings of the experiences of existential loneliness of students were identified in the 4 main themes including perceived feelings, positive loneliness, negative loneliness and a way to reduce negative loneliness. The female students of Tabriz University from existential loneliness had a feeling of thrownness, anxiety and separation, which had both positive and negative consequences. The establishment approaches can explain the existential situation of students in existence and excellence about this type of sense of loneliness in the students.
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