Loneliness and solitude in adolescence: A confirmatory factor analysis of alternative models |
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| Authors: | Luc Goossens Mathias Lasgaard Koen Luyckx Janne Vanhalst Stphanie Mathias Eulalie Masy |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, Bus 3715, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;bDepartment of Psychology, Aarhus University, Denmark;cDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | The present study tested a four-factor model of adolescent loneliness and solitude that comprises peer-related loneliness, family loneliness, negative attitude toward solitude, and positive attitude toward solitude. Nine different instruments for a total of 14 scales and derivative subscales were completed by a sample of mid-adolescents (N = 534) from Grades 10 through 12 (aged 15–18 years) in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. As expected, the four-factor solution provided a better fit to the data than did alternative models that comprised just a single factor, or two and three factors. Use of the Loneliness and Aloneness Scale for Children and Adolescents (LACA) is recommended, because the instrument measures all four aspects of the model. Implications for current theories on adolescent loneliness and associated phenomena, such as adolescents’ attitude toward being on their own, are briefly discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Loneliness Solitude Aloneness Adolescence Confirmatory factor analysis |
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