Loneliness in Childhood and Adolescence [Paperback]

This book represents a comprehensive examination of loneliness in childhood and adolescence.Loneliness is a common experience during childhood and adolescence in comtemporary society. Loneliness is conventionally regarded as the individuals' belief that his or her actual relationships are less than desired and the corresponding emotional experience. Research has demonstrated that loneliness in childhood and adolescence is linked to the lack of friendship, as well as other psychosocial problems. This book represents a comprehensive examination of loneliness in childhood and adolescence. This timely volume includes new theories, reviews of the research on the topic, and new research on the topic of loneliness.Loneliness is a common experience during childhood and adolescence in comtemporary society. Loneliness is conventionally regarded as the individuals' belief that his or her actual relationships are less than desired and the corresponding emotional experience. Research has demonstrated that loneliness in childhood and adolescence is linked to the lack of friendship, as well as other psychosocial problems. This book represents a comprehensive examination of loneliness in childhood and adolescence. This timely volume includes new theories, reviews of the research on the topic, and new research on the topic of loneliness.Loneliness is experienced by children, adolescents and adults across varied cultures. In the early 1960s and 1970s, some authorities in the field of psychology did not believe that children experienced loneliness. This book ushers in a new wave of theory and research into examining the phenomena of loneliness during childhood and adolescence. The book represents a thorough examination of the topic: the chapters range over the role of attachment in children's loneliness, differences between being alone and loneliness, the significance of divided self and identity achievement in adolescents' loneliness, and the link between loneliness and maladjulØ