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Trajectories of loneliness during childhood and adolescence: Predictors and health outcomes

Qualter, P., Brown, S.L., Rotenberg, K.J., Vanhalst, J., Harris, R.A., Goossens, L., Bangee, M., Munn, P.·2013·Journal of Adolescence
DOI 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.01.005
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The present study employed latent growth mixture modeling to discern distinct trajectories of loneliness using data collected at 2‐year intervals from age 7–17 years ( N = 586) and examine whether measures taken at age 5 years were good predictors of group membership. Four loneliness trajectory classes were identified: (1) low stable (37% of the sample), (2) moderate decliners (23%), (3) moderate increasers (18%), and (4) relatively high stable (22%). Predictors at age 5 years for the high stable trajectory were low trust beliefs, low trusting, low peer acceptance, parent reported negative reactivity, an internalizing attribution style, low self‐worth, and passivity during observed play. The model also included outcome variables. We found that both the high stable and moderate increasing trajectories were associated with depressive symptoms, a higher frequency of visits to the doctor, and lower perceived general health at age 17. We discuss implications of findings for future empirical work.

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  • An increasing trajectory of loneliness during adolescence predicts self-harming, suicide ideation, and more lethal suicide attempts.

    “and predicts self‐harming, suicide ideation, and more lethal suicide attempts (Gvion et al., 2014; Heinrich & Gullone, 2006; Qualter et al., 2013).”

    From Adolescents' longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness: The impact of COVID‐19 school closures (2022) · cites this paper as Qualter et al., 2013

  • The association between negative affect and loneliness in adolescents is well established cross-sectionally and longitudinally.

    “The association between negative affect and loneliness in adolescents is well established cross-sectionally and longitudinally (Lasgaard et al., 2011; Spithoven et al., 2017; Qualter et al., 2013; van Roekel et al., 2018).”

    From Adolescent Loneliness and Negative Affect during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Extraversion and Neuroticism (2023) · cites this paper as Qualter et al., 2013

  • 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 [12]

  • 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 [12]

  • In this study, the proportion of adolescents experiencing chronic loneliness (0.8%) was smaller than that reported in previous studies (ranging from 3 to 22%).

    “In our study, the proportion of adolescents experiencing chronic loneliness (0.8%) was smaller than that reported in previous studies (ranging from 3 to 22%) [9, 11–13].”

    From Predictors of chronic loneliness during adolescence: a population-based cohort study (2022) · cites this paper as [12]

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Authors
Qualter, P., Brown, S. L., Rotenberg, K. J., Vanhalst, J., Harris, R. A., Goossens, L., Bangee, M., & Munn, P.
Affiliations
  • University of Lancashire (GB)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • Keele University (GB)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • University of Central Lancashire Lancashire England UK
  • University of Strathclyde (GB)
Corresponding author
Qualter, P.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-03-07
Volume
36
Issue
6
Pages
1283-1293
ISSN
  • 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9254
DOI
10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.01.005
OpenAlex
W1976096836
Cited by
377
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
FWCI
13.71
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 (ES/E000231/1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
loneliness, loneliness trajectories, childhood, adolescence, peer acceptance, trust beliefs, self-worth, depressive symptoms, health perception, health care utilization, growth mixture modeling
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, England, Health Status, Humans, Loneliness, Personal Satisfaction, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Self Concept, Temperament, Models, Statistical, Confidence Intervals, Odds Ratio

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