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Loneliness trajectories from middle childhood to pre‐adolescence: Impact on perceived health and sleep disturbance

Harris, Rebecca A., Qualter, Pamela, Robinson, Sarita J.·2013·Journal of Adolescence
DOI 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.12.009
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The current study is the first to examine the association between chronic loneliness and perceived health, school absence due to illness, sleep duration and disturbance, in a sample of pre‐adolescents (N = 209). Loneliness was measured in three collection waves that were 18 months apart and covered the ages 8–11 years. Using growth mixture modeling, two groups were identified with discrete growth patterns of loneliness: (a) relatively high, reducing loneliness (48%), and (b) low, stable loneliness (52%). At age 11 years, those in the relatively high, reducing lonely group reported higher levels of depressive symptoms, poorer general health, took longer to get to sleep, and had greater sleep disturbance than children in the low, stable loneliness group. These findings suggest that there may be long‐term health effects of experiencing high loneliness in middle childhood, even when loneliness levels reduce to normal levels at pre‐adolescence.

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  • The consistently high loneliness trajectory has been associated with various adverse health consequences in prior studies.

    “In those studies, the consistently high loneliness trajectory was associated with various adverse health consequences [9, 10, 12, 13], indicating the importance of identifying predictors of chronic loneliness across adolescence.”

    From Predictors of chronic loneliness during adolescence: a population-based cohort study (2022) · cites this paper as [10]

  • Existing research has mostly examined the predictive role of adolescents' psychological or sociodemographic characteristics for loneliness trajectories.

    “Existing research has mostly examined the predictive role of adolescents’ psychological or sociodemographic characteristics [9–13].”

    From Predictors of chronic loneliness during adolescence: a population-based cohort study (2022) · cites this paper as [10]

  • Studies on the longitudinal patterns of adolescent loneliness have identified several distinct trajectories, including consistently low and consistently high.

    “Studies on the longitudinal patterns of adolescent loneliness have identified several distinct trajectories, including consistently low and consistently high [9–13].”

    From Predictors of chronic loneliness during adolescence: a population-based cohort study (2022) · cites this paper as [10]

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Authors
Harris, R. A., Qualter, P., & Robinson, S. J.
Affiliations
  • School of Psychology University of Central Lancashire, Preston Lancashire UK
  • University of Lancashire (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-02-10
Volume
36
Issue
6
Pages
1295-1304
ISSN
  • 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9254
DOI
10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.12.009
OpenAlex
W2069186595
Cited by
154
References
80
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
  • CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Economic and Social Research Council (RES‐000‐22‐1802)
  • The Economic and Social Research Council (RES-000-22-1802)
  • East Lancashire NHS Primary Care Trust
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
loneliness, chronic loneliness, loneliness trajectories, middle childhood, late childhood, health perception, sleep disorders, sleep onset delay, depressive symptoms, school absenteeism, growth mixture modeling
MeSH terms
Child, Depression, England, Female, Health Status, Humans, Loneliness, Male, Sleep Wake Disorders, Self Report

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