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Experiencing Loneliness in Adolescence: A Matter of Individual Characteristics, Negative Peer Experiences, or Both?

Vanhalst, Janne, Luyckx, Koen, Goossens, Luc·2014·Social Development

Abstract

The present study builds on the child‐by‐environment model and examines the joint contribution of intra‐individual characteristics (i.e., self‐esteem and shyness) and peer experiences (i.e., social acceptance, victimization, friendship quantity, and friendship quality) in the association with loneliness. A total of 884 adolescents (Mage = 15.80; 68 percent female) participated in this multi‐informant study. Results indicated that, in addition to self‐esteem and shyness, being poorly accepted by peers, being victimized, lacking friends, and experiencing poor‐quality friendships each contributed independently to the experience of loneliness. Further, friendship quantity and quality mediated the relation between the two intra‐individual characteristics and loneliness. Finally, a significant interaction was found between self‐esteem and social acceptance in predicting loneliness. The present study highlights the importance of investigating the joint effects of inter‐individual experiences and intra‐individual characteristics in examining loneliness. Suggestions to elaborate the child‐by‐environment model in loneliness research are discussed, and clinical implications are outlined.

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  • Positive peer relationships are associated with lower levels of loneliness in adolescents.

    “Irrespective of the quality of evidence, the replicability of the same results and conclusions across different populations, stages of adolescence, types of friendship quality in respect to gender and whether it is between best friends only, all supported the hypothesis that positive peer relationships were associated with lower levels of loneliness [55, 62, 67–71, 93].”

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Authors
Vanhalst, J., Luyckx, K., & Goossens, L.
Affiliations
KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Vanhalst, Janne
Venue
Social Development
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-04-02
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
100-118
ISSN
  • 0961-205X (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9507
OpenAlex
W1752440219
Cited by
151
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
FWCI
5.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Social Development (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
loneliness, adolescents, self-esteem, shyness, peer acceptance, peer victimization, friendship quality, mediation, peer relationships

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