Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2024 Jun;55(3):851-860. doi: 10.1007/s10578-022-01449-x. Epub 2022 Oct 19.
The current study investigated how adolescents' loneliness relates to school connectedness, classmate support, teacher support, and offline and online communication with friends. We also examined the association between loneliness, physical health, and sleep. Data came from the Scottish Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC). The total sample was 2983 adolescents (F = 1479 [49.6%]) aged 14-17 years (M = 15.66, SD = 0.39) from 117 secondary schools in Scotland. Results showed that (1) higher teacher support, classmate support, and offline contact with friends predicted lower levels of loneliness, (2) online friendship engagement predicted higher levels of loneliness, and (3) poor health and sleep were positively associated with loneliness. The study offers new findings, highlighting the role played by classmates/peers and teachers in reducing loneliness. Supporting previous research, we also found associations between loneliness, poor sleep, and worse physical health.
本研究调查了青少年的孤独感如何与学校归属感、同学支持、教师支持以及与朋友的线下和线上交流相关。我们还研究了孤独感与身体健康和睡眠之间的关系。数据来自苏格兰青少年健康行为调查（HBSC）。总样本为 2983 名 14-17 岁（M=15.66，SD=0.39）的青少年，来自苏格兰 117 所中学。结果表明：（1）较高的教师支持、同学支持和线下与朋友的联系可以预测较低水平的孤独感；（2）线上友谊参与度越高，孤独感越强；（3）健康状况差和睡眠质量差与孤独感呈正相关。该研究提供了新的发现，强调了同学/同伴和教师在减少孤独感方面的作用。与先前的研究一致，我们还发现孤独感、睡眠质量差和身体健康状况差之间存在关联。
