Loneliness in the Daily Lives of Adolescents An Experience Sampling Study Examining the Effects of Social Contexts

• Published in: The Journal of early adolescence Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 905 - 930
• Main Authors: van Roekel, Eeske, Scholte, Ron H. J., Engels, Rutger C. M. E., Goossens, Luc, Verhagen, Maaike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2015; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adolescents; Context Effect; Effects; Emotions; Environmental Influences; Family Relationship; Foreign Countries; Friendship; Gender Differences; Hypothesis Testing; Netherlands; Peer Relationship; Psychological Patterns; Questionnaires; Sampling; Secondary School Students; Social Influences; Statistical Analysis; Teenagers; Netherlands; peers; loneliness; internalizing behaviors; school context

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 levels of loneliness were examined. Data were collected from 286 adolescents (Mage = 14.19 years, 59% girls) by using the E...