Attachment, Social Support, and Loneliness in Young Adulthood: A Test of Two Models

Larose, Simon; Guay, Frédéric; Boivin, Michel

doi:10.1177/0146167202288012

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Attachment, Social Support, and Loneliness in Young Adulthood: A Test of Two Models

Larose, Simon, Guay, Frédéric, Boivin, Michel·2002·Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

DOI 10.1177/0146167202288012

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This study tested the validity of two models predicting states of loneliness: the social network mediation model and the cognitive bias model. The social network mediation model posits that personal dispositions influence states of loneliness through various dimensions of the social network. According to the cognitive bias model, states of loneliness are not explained by social network characteristics but rather by a negative cognitive filter related to personality. Unique aspects of the study included testing these two models while selecting attachment security as a personal disposition variable and using reports from participants and friends to assess social support. A new model combining processes outlined in both previous models (which we called the cognitive-network model) was found to be the best representation of our data. Discussion centers on the implications of this model for social support research and interventions.

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A greater gap between desired and actual social connection (loneliness) is related to greater desired contact and lower emotional support from friends in emerging adulthood.
“A greater gap between desired and actual social connection (i.e., loneliness; Cacioppo & Hawkley, 2003) has been shown to be related to both greater desired contact (DiTommaso & Spinner, 1997) and lower emotional support (Larose et al., 2002) from friends in emerging adulthood.”
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Authors: Larose, S., Guay, F., & Boivin, M.
Affiliations: Université Laval (CA)
Corresponding author: Larose, Simon
ORCID: Larose, Simon
Guay, Frédéric
Boivin, Michel
Venue: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2002-05
Volume: 28
Issue: 5
Pages: 684-693
ISSN: 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
1552-7433
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202288012
OpenAlex: W2032826783
Cited by: 105
References: 57
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 2.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (publishedVersion)
Corpus Université Laval (Université Laval) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords: loneliness, attachment security, social support, social networks, cognitive biases, early adulthood, peer reporting

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