Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, Center for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
J Psychol. 2012 Jan-Apr;146(1-2):135-53. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2011.604361.
The present study examined adolescents' experiences of loneliness and solitude in their responses to an online survey on self-care. Both quantitative (n = 272) and qualitative (n = 150) responses were coded for these feelings when home alone. Results indicate that adolescents experience the duality of aloneness, including both positive solitude and negative loneliness. Adolescents' responses range from embraced solitude and self-care to feelings of loneliness and rejection of time by themselves. Adolescents reporting loneliness were significantly less likely to enjoy being home alone during the day and at night (p < or = .001). Also, gender, age, and emotions such as fear, boredom, and separation anxiety are associated with loneliness among adolescents in self-care. Interventions to increase connectedness and combat loneliness during out-of-school hours are recommended.
本研究通过在线自我护理调查，考察了青少年在孤独感和独处感方面的体验。对独自在家时的这些感受进行了定量（n = 272）和定性（n = 150）分析。结果表明，青少年经历了孤独的双重性，包括积极的独处和消极的孤独。青少年的反应范围从接受独处和自我护理到孤独感和对独自时间的排斥。报告孤独感的青少年在白天和晚上独自在家时明显不太享受（p < 或 =.001）。此外，性别、年龄以及恐惧、无聊和分离焦虑等情绪与青少年自我护理中的孤独感有关。建议在课外时间开展增加联系和对抗孤独的干预措施。
