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The development of loneliness from mid‐ to late adolescence: Trajectory classes, personality traits, and psychosocial functioning

Vanhalst, Janne, Goossens, Luc, Luyckx, Koen, Scholte, Ron H.J., Engels, Rutger C.M.E.·2013·Journal of Adolescence

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Although loneliness is a common problem across late adolescence, its developmental course has not been investigated in depth in this period of life. The present study aims to fill this gap by means of a five‐wave cohort‐sequential longitudinal study spanning ages 15 to 20 (N = 389). Both variable‐centered (i.e., latent growth curve modeling) and person‐centered (i.e., latent class growth analysis) approaches were used. Variable‐centered analyses showed that loneliness generally decreased over time. Person‐centered analyses pointed to considerable inter‐individual differences in the development of loneliness, and identified five trajectory classes (i.e., stable low, low increasing, moderate decreasing, high increasing, and chronically high). These five trajectory classes were differentially related to personality traits at age 15 (i.e., extraversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability) and psychosocial functioning at age 20 (i.e., depressive symptoms, self‐esteem, anxiety, and perceived stress). These findings underscore the additional value of studying subgroups regarding the development of loneliness.

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Authors: Vanhalst, J., Goossens, L., Luyckx, K., Scholte, R. H. J., & Engels, R. C. M. E.
Affiliations: KU Leuven (BE)
Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Corresponding author: Vanhalst, Janne
ORCID: Vanhalst, Janne
Goossens, Luc
Luyckx, Koen
Scholte, Ron H.J.
Engels, Rutger C.M.E.
Venue: Journal of Adolescence
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-05-03
Volume: 36
Issue: 6
Pages: 1305-1312
ISSN: 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
1095-9254
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.04.002
OpenAlex: W2110380654
Cited by: 177
References: 43
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 6.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (publishedVersion)
Funders: Université Catholique de Louvain
Norges Forskningsråd
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords: loneliness, late adolescence, developmental trajectories, trajectory classes, personality traits, extraversion, agreeableness, emotional stability, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, anxiety, perceived stress, psychosocial functioning, individual differences
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Humans, Loneliness, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Models, Theoretical, Netherlands, Personality, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Stress, Psychological, Young Adult

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