The Experience of Loneliness in Adolescence

A Cross Cultural Comparison

Bibliographic Data

ID13899641
AuthorsAvshalom Rokach (0000-0002-8057-6776, corresponding author), Félix Neto (0000-0003-0112-880X)
Year2001
Volume9
Issue2-3
Pages159-173
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673843.2001.9747874
OpenAlexW2012079061
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

The present study is an examination of the influence of cultural background on adolescents' experience of loneliness. One hundred participants were recruited from Canadian and 206 from Portuguese high schools. They answered an 82-item questionnaire. The questionnaire is composed of five subscales, namely: Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and Self-alienation. Results revealed significant differences in the experience of loneliness across cultures. Gender differences between and within the cultures were also examined

Alienation · Developmental psychology · Distress · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Loneliness · Portuguese · Psychiatry · Social isolation · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social Psychology

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