Exploring Loneliness in Boarding School Graduates
25 March 2021
The study is exploring experiences of loneliness in boarding school graduates. The research considers the impact that attending boarding school may have had on experiences of loneliness during childhood and/or in adulthood after leaving boarding school.
Participants must have attended a private boarding school (and boarded) for any duration of time. They must be aged between 21 to 39 and have experienced feeling lonely at any point in their life. This could be before, during or after boarding.
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Ethical approval
The University of Essex Ethics Review Committee has reviewed and approved the study. If you would like any information, please call them on the following number: 01206 874 144.
About the researcher
I am a Trainee Clinical Psychologist and the project is being undertaken as part of my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The research will form my thesis.
