Does it matter when we want to be alone? Exploring developmental timing effects in the implications of unsociability

RJ Coplan, LL Ooi, D Baldwin - New Ideas in Psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
Unsociability is a characteristic that refers to individual differences in the non-fearful
preference for solitude. There is continued debate pertaining to the potential costs and …

Seeking more solitude: Conceptualization, assessment, and implications of aloneliness

RJ Coplan, WE Hipson, KA Archbell, LL Ooi… - Personality and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aloneliness is conceptualized as the negative feelings that arise from the perception that
one is not spending enough time alone. We developed and validated an assessment of …

[HTML][HTML] Are you alone? Measuring solitude in childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood

A McVarnock, T Cheng, L Polakova… - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this review was to provide an overview of how solitude has been operationally
defined and measured since the year 2000 in psychological studies of children …

[HTML][HTML] Balance between solitude and socializing: everyday solitude time both benefits and harms well-being

N Weinstein, M Vuorre, M Adams, T Nguyen - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Two literatures argue that time alone is harmful (ie, isolation) and valuable (ie, positive
solitude). We explored whether people benefit from a balance between their daily solitude …

Time alone well spent? A person‐centered analysis of adolescents' solitary activities

WE Hipson, RJ Coplan, M Dufour, KR Wood… - Social …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although solitude has been portrayed as a potentially constructive domain in adolescence,
time alone has been consistently associated with socio‐emotional maladjustment. To …

[HTML][HTML] Psychometric properties of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in Greek women after cesarean section

E Orovou, IM Theodoropoulou, E Antoniou - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the revised Posttraumatic
Stress Checklist (PCL-5) for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual–5th Edition (DSM-5) in Greek …

Experiences and meaning of loneliness beyond age and group identity

MA Malli, S Ryan, J Maddison… - Sociology of Health & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research into loneliness has focussed on subpopulations, and in particular those defined
by age, identifying specific contextual factors contributing to their experiences. We suggest …

There is a party in my head and no one is invited: Resting‐state electrocortical activity and solitude

C Huang, JW Butterworth, AJ Finley… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective What are the motivational underpinnings of solitude? We know from self‐report
studies that increases in solitude are associated with drops in approach motivation and rises …

[HTML][HTML] Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research

T Zhou, L Liao, TVT Nguyen, D Li, J Liu - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives From the perspective of person-centered research, the present study aimed to
identify the potential profiles of solitude among late adolescents based on their solitary …

Unpacking the mechanisms underlying the relation between ostracism and Internet addiction

KT Poon - Psychiatry research, 2018 - Elsevier
Prior studies have mainly focused on the psychological correlates of Internet addiction, but
scant research has tested how actual interpersonal experience can influence people's …