The main aim of the present study was to examine state levels of loneliness in adolescence.
Both concurrent associations and temporal dynamics between social contexts and state …

Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to experiencing feelings of loneliness. Changes in
different social contexts and the inability to cope with these changes can result in different …

According to the differential reactivity hypothesis, lonely individuals respond differently to
their environment compared to nonlonely individuals, which may sustain their loneliness …

Background: Research on children's loneliness has been conducted mostly in Western,
especially North American, cultures. The purpose of the study was to examine relations …

Decades ago, prominent theorists assumed that loneliness could only be experienced in
adolescence and adulthood when needs for social intimacy, beyond those which parents …

In adolescence, feeling lonely and dealing with time spent alone become particularly salient.
The present study examined the co-occurrence of parent-and peer-related loneliness, and …

A socio–cognitive model of loneliness states that lonely people are characterized by two
characteristics, hypersensitivity to social threat and hyposensitivity to social reward …

The aim of this study was to examine the existence of the intergenerational transmission of
loneliness between parents and children, including an examination of its stability and of …

Background Loneliness in childhood has a wide range of negative consequences for well‐
being and mental health later in life. This study reports time‐trends in children's loneliness …

This study investigated the influence of loneliness and relationships with parents and friends
on the psychological well-being or adolescent malaise. Data were collected via two …