Deleterious effects of unchosen solitude on adolescents' mental and social health
The moderating role of self‐esteem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21391933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gérald Delelis (0000-0001-5802-8012, SCALab CNRS UMR 9193, Univ Lille Lille France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 710-718 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12930 |
| PMID | 37198969 |
| OpenAlex | W4377010660 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 130 |
Can self‐esteem reduce the deleterious effects of solitude on adolescents' mental and social health? Solitude is twofold because it can be chosen (self‐determined) or forced (not self‐determined). When it is not a chosen behavior (e.g., social ignorance, exclusion, or fear of others' judgment), individuals experience higher levels of anxiety and depression and feel the deleterious effects of loneliness more. On the other hand, the level of self‐esteem relates positively to lower levels of anxiety and depression as well as to good social relationships. We hypothesized that self‐esteem moderates the effects of unchosen solitude. Eighty high school students participated in this study by filling out a self‐report booklet of questionnaires. We first examine the links between unchosen solitude and anxiety, depression, loneliness, hopelessness, and quality of the connection to family and peers; next, we examine the moderating role of self‐esteem in these links. Regression analyses confirm the classic negative effect of not‐self‐determined solitude on the health outcomes considered, and moderation analyses show that a good level of self‐esteem decreases this effect, at least on depression, hopelessness, and connection to peers. We suggest further studies to complete and refine these results and propose to assess more systematically the adolescents' self‐esteem and to reinforce it to prevent negative mental and social health outcomes
Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Loneliness · Mental health · Moderation · Psychiatry · Self-esteem · Social comparison theory · Solitude · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |