Changes in adolescent loneliness and ...
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Changes in adolescent loneliness and concomitant changes in fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem
Author(s) :
Geukens, F. [Auteur]
Maes, M. [Auteur]
Spithoven, A. [Auteur]
Pouwels, J. L. [Auteur]
Danneel, S. [Auteur]
Cillessen, A. H. N. [Auteur]
Van Den Berg, Y. H. M. [Auteur]
Goossens, Laurence [Auteur]
Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées (GRITA) - ULR 7365
Maes, M. [Auteur]
Spithoven, A. [Auteur]
Pouwels, J. L. [Auteur]
Danneel, S. [Auteur]
Cillessen, A. H. N. [Auteur]
Van Den Berg, Y. H. M. [Auteur]
Goossens, Laurence [Auteur]

Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées (GRITA) - ULR 7365
Journal title :
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Abbreviated title :
Int. J. Behav. Dev.
Volume number :
46
Publisher :
SAGE Publications
Publication date :
2020-09-18
ISSN :
0165-0254
English keyword(s) :
adolescent development
latent growth analysis
psychosocial development
self-esteem
fear of negative evaluation
Loneliness
latent growth analysis
psychosocial development
self-esteem
fear of negative evaluation
Loneliness
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
English abstract : [en]
Current theories of loneliness posit that biases in social information processing play a key role in the development and maintenance of loneliness. However, this assumption has rarely been tested in longitudinal research ...
Show more >Current theories of loneliness posit that biases in social information processing play a key role in the development and maintenance of loneliness. However, this assumption has rarely been tested in longitudinal research in adolescence. The current study concentrated on two constructs associated with such biases, that is, fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem. More specifically, we examined whether changes in loneliness were associated with simultaneous changes in fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem. A sample of Dutch adolescents (N = 1,174; 50% female) in Grades 7 to 10 completed well-established measures of loneliness, fear of negative evaluation, and self-esteem on four measurement occasions with yearly intervals. Correlations among both initial levels and rates of change for these three variables were examined using a Parallel Process Model (PPM). Adolescents scoring high on loneliness scored high on fear of negative evaluation, but low on self-esteem. Changes in loneliness were accompanied by changes in the same direction for fear of negative evaluation and in the opposite direction for self-esteem. These findings indicate that fear of negative evaluation and low self-esteem could indeed play a role in the development and maintenance of loneliness. Future research will need to clarify how exactly these variables can hamper re-affiliation efforts and lead to sustained loneliness over time.Show less >
Show more >Current theories of loneliness posit that biases in social information processing play a key role in the development and maintenance of loneliness. However, this assumption has rarely been tested in longitudinal research in adolescence. The current study concentrated on two constructs associated with such biases, that is, fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem. More specifically, we examined whether changes in loneliness were associated with simultaneous changes in fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem. A sample of Dutch adolescents (N = 1,174; 50% female) in Grades 7 to 10 completed well-established measures of loneliness, fear of negative evaluation, and self-esteem on four measurement occasions with yearly intervals. Correlations among both initial levels and rates of change for these three variables were examined using a Parallel Process Model (PPM). Adolescents scoring high on loneliness scored high on fear of negative evaluation, but low on self-esteem. Changes in loneliness were accompanied by changes in the same direction for fear of negative evaluation and in the opposite direction for self-esteem. These findings indicate that fear of negative evaluation and low self-esteem could indeed play a role in the development and maintenance of loneliness. Future research will need to clarify how exactly these variables can hamper re-affiliation efforts and lead to sustained loneliness over time.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CHU Lille
CHU Lille
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Submission date :
2023-05-30T14:43:54Z
2024-06-12T10:03:56Z
2024-06-12T10:03:56Z