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Participants completed the Short\u2010Form UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms, and the Perceived Stress Scale. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed separately for men and women, with loneliness as the dependent variable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Depression and social anxiety were significant predictors of loneliness in both genders. Higher levels of loneliness were associated with living with others, lower alcohol consumption, and higher perceived stress in men, whereas family stress was associated with loneliness in women. Living alone, alcohol use, and perceived stress did not significantly predict loneliness in women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Depression and social anxiety are key factors associated with loneliness among university students, irrespective of their gender. Living alone, alcohol use, perceived stress, and family distress were gender\u2010specific factors associated with loneliness. 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