Developmental change in loneliness and attitudes toward aloneness in adolescence

S Danneel, M Maes, J Vanhalst, P Bijttebier… - Journal of youth and …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Loneliness and attitudes toward aloneness in adolescence: A person-centered approach

M Maes, J Vanhalst, AWM Spithoven… - Journal of youth and …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Loneliness and solitude in adolescence: A confirmatory factor analysis of alternative models

L Goossens, M Lasgaard, K Luyckx, J Vanhalst… - Personality and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The present study tested a four-factor model of adolescent loneliness and solitude that
comprises peer-related loneliness, family loneliness, negative attitude toward solitude, and …

Loneliness and attitudes toward being alone in Belgian and Chinese adolescents: Examining measurement invariance

M Maes, JM Wang, W Van den Noortgate… - Journal of Child and …, 2016 - Springer
Loneliness is an adverse phenomenon that tends to peak during adolescence. As
loneliness is a subjective state, it is different from the objective state of being alone. People's …

Factor structure and measurement invariance of a multidimensional loneliness scale: Comparisons across gender and age

M Maes, T Klimstra, W Van den Noortgate… - Journal of Child and …, 2015 - Springer
This study focuses on the factor structure of a multidimensional loneliness measure, that is,
the Loneliness and Aloneness Scale for Children and Adolescents (LACA). Confirmatory …

Trajectories of loneliness and psychosocial functioning

E Hutten, EMM Jongen, P Verboon, AER Bos… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The present study examined the relationship between developmental patterns of loneliness
and psychosocial functioning among adolescents (9–21 years; N= 110, 52% male). Four …

Personality traits, loneliness, and attitudes toward aloneness in adolescence

E Teppers, TA Klimstra, CV Damme… - Journal of Social …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Within a dual-level model of personality, loneliness, and attitudes toward aloneness can be
regarded as phase-specific adaptations that are influenced by personality traits. Therefore …

Intimate and relational loneliness in adolescence

M Maes, J Vanhalst, W Van den Noortgate… - Journal of Child and …, 2017 - Springer
Research on peer-related loneliness in adolescence has paid insufficient attention to the
distinction between intimate loneliness (ie, in a dyadic relationship with a friend) and …

Social and emotional loneliness: Longitudinal stability, interdependence, and intergenerational transmission among boys and girls

AE Salo, N Junttila, M Vauras - Family Relations, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the longitudinal stability, interdependence, and intergenerational
transmission of social and emotional loneliness among boys and girls. Background The …

Loneliness in the daily lives of adolescents: An experience sampling study examining the effects of social contexts

E van Roekel, RHJ Scholte… - The Journal of Early …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …