Adolescent loneliness across the world and its relation to school climate, national culture and academic performance

R Jefferson, M Barreto, F Jones… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Loneliness during adolescence has adverse consequences for mental health,
education and employment outcomes. Yet, we know little about common correlates of …

Loneliness during the school years: How it affects learning and how schools can help

R Jefferson, M Barreto, L Verity… - Journal of School …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Substantial evidence links loneliness to poor academic
outcomes and poor employment prospects. Schools have been shown to be places that …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescents' loneliness in European schools: a multilevel exploration of school environment and individual factors

SV Schnepf, M Boldrini, Z Blaskó - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Loneliness has been recognized as a public health issue and has moved into a
number of European countries' policy agendas. Literature examining loneliness in young …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness

JM Twenge, J Haidt, AB Blake, C McAllister… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Several studies have documented increases in adolescent loneliness and
depression in the US, UK, and Canada after 2012, but it is unknown whether these trends …

Prevalence and associated factors of loneliness among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Morocco

S Pengpid, K Peltzer - Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of loneliness among
adolescents in Morocco. Data were analysed from 6 745 school adolescents (median age …

[HTML][HTML] Global time trends of perceived loneliness among adolescents from 28 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas

L Smith, GFL Sánchez, D Pizzol, DK Yon, H Oh… - Journal of affective …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Perceived loneliness in adolescence is associated with a plethora of adverse
outcomes. However, data on its temporal trends are scarce. Therefore, we aimed to examine …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescent loneliness in 70 Countries across Africa, America, and Asia: a comparison of prevalence and correlates

K Igami, M Hosozawa, A Ikeda, D Bann… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Emerging studies address adolescent loneliness a public health problem due to its
negative associations with adverse health. However, evidence concerning adolescent …

Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: A multilevel analysis of data from the health behaviour in school‐aged children study

C Goodfellow, M Willis, J Inchley… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Adolescent loneliness and poor mental health represent dual public health
concerns. Yet, associations between loneliness and mental health, and critically, how these …

[HTML][HTML] Contextual correlates of loneliness in adolescents

N Bayat, T Fokkema, S Mujakovic… - Children and youth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Loneliness is a common problem that can affect an individual's physical and mental
wellbeing. While loneliness has been extensively researched among older people, relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness and its association with psychological and somatic health problems among Czech, Russian and US adolescents

A Stickley, A Koyanagi, R Koposov, M Blatný… - BMC psychiatry, 2016 - Springer
Background Loneliness is common in adolescence and has been linked to various negative
outcomes. Until now, however, there has been little cross-country research on this …