ERIC Number: EJ1432305
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
EISSN: EISSN-1552-5449
Loneliness and Aloneliness as Mediators of the Associations between Social Withdrawal and Internalizing Problems in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
Matilde Brunetti; Stefania Sette; Emiddia Longobardi; Fiorenzo Laghi; Robert J. Coplan
Journal of Early Adolescence, v44 n6 p790-814 2024
The main aim of this study was to investigate a conceptual model linking subtypes of social withdrawal, social/asocial dissatisfaction, and internalizing problems in late childhood and early adolescence. Participants were N = 459 students (n = 247 girls) aged 8-14 years (M = 11.24, SD = 1.66), who completed self-reports assessments of social withdrawal subtypes (i.e., shyness and unsociability), loneliness and aloneliness, and internalizing problems (i.e., social anxiety and depression). Results from path analyses revealed that shyness was associated with social anxiety and depression via loneliness, whereas unsociability was related to depression and social anxiety via loneliness and associated with depression via aloneliness. Findings also suggested some moderating effects of age. This study highlights the contribution of loneliness and aloneliness in the link between social withdrawal subtypes and internalizing problems in late childhood and early adolescence.
Descriptors: Withdrawal (Psychology), Children, Early Adolescents, Shyness, Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Correlation, Social Behavior, Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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