Personality, peer relations, and self-confidence as predictors of happiness and loneliness
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This study is set out to examine to what extent peer relations, self-confidence, and school performance correlated with self-rated happiness (OHI) and loneliness (UCLA LS) in adolescents. Personality traits (EPQ), self-confidence (PEI), friendship and school grades were all significantly oppositely correlated with happiness and loneliness. Regressional analysis revealed that extraversion and neuroticism were direct predictors of happiness and self-confidence, while psychoticism and extraversion were direct predictors of loneliness. The effect of sex on happiness and loneliness was moderated by friendship and neuroticism, and by neuroticism and psychoticism, respectively. Extraversion was also a significant predictor of general confidence and social interactions which directly influenced loneliness whilst psychoticism was a direct predictor of loneliness. Self-rated school performance was the only direct predictor of happiness whereas general confidence and social interactions were related to adolescents' self-reported loneliness.
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Loneliness is often considered a specific form of emotional distress, whereas negative affect is considered a more general form.
“Loneliness is often considered a specific form of emotional distress, whereas negative affect is considered to be a more general form”
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- Authors
- CHENG, H., & FURNHAM, A.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-06
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 327-339
- ISSN
- 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1998254826
- Cited by
- 349
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 3.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- happiness, loneliness, adolescents, personality traits, extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, self-confidence, peer relationships, friendship, academic performance, sex differences, social interaction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Female, United Kingdom, Happiness, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Loneliness, Male, Personality, Regression Analysis, Self Concept, Sex Factors
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