Chiao Chi, Lin Kuan-Chen, Chyu Laura
College of Medicine, Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jun 10;13:794826. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.794826. eCollection 2022.
A common life-course hypothesis is that negative early-life experiences contribute to poor health in later-life. However, little is known about perceived peer relationships during adolescence and the feeling of loneliness in emerging adulthood. This study explores the perception of adolescent peer relationships in a school context and its association with loneliness in adulthood and in workplace contexts.
This study used data from a cohort sample of 2,520 adolescents from the Taiwan Youth Project ( = 2,520), consisting of eleven waves of data collected from 2000 to 2017. Major measures included the Loneliness Scale (6-item de Jong Gierveld short scale) and perceived peer relationships (classroom cohesion and perceived popularity among classmates) in middle school. Multivariate multinomial logistic regressions were used to estimate the associations of perceived peer relationships during adolescence and workplace characteristics with loneliness in adulthood.
Positive perceived peer relationships in adolescence were significantly related to decreased risk of serious social loneliness [Relative risk ratios (RRR) 0.70, 95% CI: 0.58-0.85] and severe social/emotional loneliness (RRR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.63-0.91) in adulthood. Workplace satisfaction was a protective factor of severe social/emotional loneliness in employed adults.
Adolescents who perceived peer relationships in middle school as positive were less likely to report social and emotional loneliness during adulthood. Satisfaction in the workplace characteristics was also associated with lower risk of loneliness in adulthood. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.
一个常见的人生历程假设是，早年的负面经历会导致晚年健康状况不佳。然而，对于青少年时期的同伴关系认知以及成年初期的孤独感，我们知之甚少。本研究探讨了学校环境中青少年对同伴关系的认知及其与成年期和工作场所孤独感的关联。
本研究使用了来自台湾青少年项目的2520名青少年队列样本的数据（n = 2520），该样本包含了从2000年到2017年收集的11波数据。主要测量指标包括孤独感量表（6项de Jong Gierveld短量表）以及中学阶段的同伴关系认知（课堂凝聚力和在同学中的受欢迎程度）。多变量多项逻辑回归用于估计青少年时期的同伴关系认知和工作场所特征与成年期孤独感之间的关联。
青少年时期积极的同伴关系认知与成年期严重社会孤独风险降低显著相关[相对风险比率（RRR）0.70，95%置信区间：0.58 - 0.85]以及严重社会/情感孤独风险降低相关（RRR = 0.76，95%置信区间：0.63 - 0.91）。工作场所满意度是在职成年人严重社会/情感孤独的一个保护因素。
在中学阶段认为同伴关系积极的青少年在成年期报告社会和情感孤独的可能性较小。工作场所特征的满意度也与成年期较低的孤独风险相关。文中讨论了理论和政策意义。
