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Family relationships and adolescent loneliness: An application of social network analysis in family studies.

Heshmati, Saeideh, Blackard, M. Betsy, Beckmann, Blake, Chipidza, Wallace·2021·Journal of Family Psychology
DOI 10.1037/fam0000660
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In family contexts, individuals are embedded in networks of relationships. Social network analysis provides a unique framework to investigate family relationships as interrelated networks above and beyond dyadic familial relationships. In the current paper, we used the notion of triadic closure to investigate how various configurations of family networks, classified by their relationship ties, differ in predicting adolescents' experiences of loneliness. We classified different types of network structures based on whether all 3 family members (i.e., child, mother, father) shared high-quality relationships with one another (closed) or whether 1 or more low quality ties existed in the family triad (open). Results indicated that, compared with adolescents in families containing 1 or more poor-quality ties, adolescents in families containing all high-quality relational ties experienced lower levels of loneliness, above and beyond the impact of gender, parents' education and mental health, and family income. Simply put, adolescents' experiences of loneliness is not tied to the number of high-quality relationships they experience within the family but rather is dependent on the presence of high-quality relationships among all family ties. With the introduction of 1 low-quality relationship within a family triad, additional low-quality relationships appear to make little difference. In line with family systems theory, our examination of the family as a whole, rather than as a summative combination of smaller relationships, indicates that a closed family structure is important for protecting adolescents against experiences of loneliness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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  • Cross-sectional studies indicated that poor physical or psychological health, low economic status, poor friendship quality, bad relationships in family, being bullied, and lack of social and emotional support were linked to more severe loneliness among adolescents.

    “Cross-sectional studies indicated that poor physical or psychological health, low economic status, poor friendship quality, bad relationships in family, being bullied, and lack of social and emotional support were linked to more severe loneliness among adolescents.”

    From A Longitudinal Study of Loneliness Before the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trajectories, Predictors, and Impact on Chinese Adolescent Mental Health (2024) · cites this paper as [24]

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Authors
Heshmati, S., Blackard, M. B., Beckmann, B., & Chipidza, W.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2021-03
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
182-191
ISSN
  • 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1293
DOI
10.1037/fam0000660
OpenAlex
W3152654076
Cited by
49
References
15
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2
FWCI
12.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
adolescent loneliness, family relationships, triadic closure, family networks, family systems theory, parent-child relationship, relationship quality, family structure, social network analysis
MeSH terms
Social Network Analysis, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Loneliness, Male

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