Deleterious effects of unchosen solitude ...
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Titre :
Deleterious effects of unchosen solitude on adolescents' mental and social health: The moderating role of self‐esteem
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Titre de la revue :
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Nom court de la revue :
Scandinavian J Psychology
Numéro :
64
Pagination :
p.710-718
Éditeur :
Wiley
Date de publication :
2023-12
Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :
Unchosen solitude
self-esteem
adolescents
health
self-esteem
adolescents
health
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences cognitives
Résumé en anglais : [en]
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 ...
Lire la suite >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.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >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.Lire moins >
Langue :
Anglais
Comité de lecture :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Vulgarisation :
Non
Établissement(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
Équipe(s) de recherche :
Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)
Date de dépôt :
2024-01-12T09:01:24Z
2024-02-12T11:01:36Z
2024-02-12T11:01:36Z
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