Moving to a new location and leaving friends behind; not being liked by classmates in a new school; religious and ethnic backgrounds; divorce in the home; the feeling of not being loved by parents; being rejected by members of the opposite sex ​ — such things loom large as contributing factors in loneliness.
लड़के - लड़कियाँ दोनों तरह के विद्यार्थी, नर्सरी से लेकर कॉलेज तक, अकसर उसी हद तक अकेलापन महसूस करते हैं, बहुत बार ऐसा इसलिए होता है कि उनके सहपाठी उन्हें स्वीकार नहीं करते ।