Table 4 Barriers to attending university social events, n = 36

From: Designing a systemic intervention for student loneliness and social connectedness using a mixed-methods, co-creation approach

Reason

Mean

St. dev.

Others - not having anyone to go with

63.75

32.97

Location - too far away for me to travel

55.25

37.07

Others - not fitting in with the other attendees

55.17

36.46

Cost - too expensive

54.22

33.80

Location - too difficult for me to get to

48.00

37.38

Cost - a reasonable price but I didn’t/don’t have the money spare

47.28

34.30

Location - not accessible

36.75

39.37

Alcohol - pressure / expectation for me to drink

25.81

35.60

Alcohol - other people would be drinking

21.78

30.24

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