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 …

This study examined loneliness and its associations with social functioning in children
across different historical times and contexts in China. We collected data from urban and …

Background: Much of the evidence suggesting that loneliness is a risk factor for socio‐
emotional adjustment difficulties comes from studies with older children and adolescents …

The present study builds on the child‐by‐environment model and examines the joint
contribution of intra‐individual characteristics (ie, self‐esteem and shyness) and peer …

The present study examined whether adolescent loneliness would be lower within the
context of positive relationships with peers. The core conceptual model predicted that …

Loneliness is a pervasive social problem and is experienced universally, regardless of one's
race, gender, age or cultural background. Adolescents have been reported to be the most …

The present study investigated associations between loneliness in different social
relationships and indicators of psychopathology in adolescence. A nationally representative …

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 …

Background: Much of the childhood loneliness research is misleading because it confounds
objective and subjective measures of loneliness. The overall aim of this research was to …

Evidences from researches on both primates and human supported the hypothesis that
problems in early peer relationship could lead to subsequent psychosocial maladjustments …