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Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development 5/2014

01-10-2014 | Original Article

Conceptualising Loneliness in Adolescents: Development and Validation of a Self-report Instrument

Auteurs: Stephen Houghton, John Hattie, Lisa Wood, Annemaree Carroll, Karen Martin, Carol Tan

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 5/2014

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Abstract

This paper reports the development and psychometric evaluations of a multidimensional model of loneliness in Australian adolescents. In the first study a new instrument was designed and administered to 1,074 adolescents (ages 10–18 years, M = 13.01). An exploratory factor analysis from data supplied by 694 of these participants yielded a 4-factor structure (friendship, isolation, negative attitude to solitude, and positive attitude to solitude). Competing measurement models were then evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis with data from the remaining 380 participants; strong support was demonstrated for the conceptual model. Significant main effects were evident for geographical location (rural remote/urban), age and sex. In a second study, involving 235 Australian adolescents (ages 10.0–16 years, M = 13.8) the superiority of the first-order model represented by four correlated factors was confirmed. The findings have clinical and practical implications for professional groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, pediatric and clinical psychology services, researchers, and educators. Specifically, the new self-report instrument identifies adolescents who are at risk of loneliness and its associated adverse outcomes and in doing has the potential to offer new insights into prevention and intervention.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Conceptualising Loneliness in Adolescents: Development and Validation of a Self-report Instrument
Auteurs
Stephen Houghton
John Hattie
Lisa Wood
Annemaree Carroll
Karen Martin
Carol Tan
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2014
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-013-0429-z

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