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Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations
In two independent studies, we aimed to examine the extent to which teacher and peer nominations of loneliness are associated with children’s and adolescents’ self-reported loneliness, respectively. Additionally, we examined whether loneliness nominations from teachers and peers were informative abo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33499304 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030971 |
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author | Geukens, Flore Maes, Marlies Cillessen, Antonius H. N. Colpin, Hilde Van Leeuwen, Karla Verschueren, Karine Goossens, Luc |
author_facet | Geukens, Flore Maes, Marlies Cillessen, Antonius H. N. Colpin, Hilde Van Leeuwen, Karla Verschueren, Karine Goossens, Luc |
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description | In two independent studies, we aimed to examine the extent to which teacher and peer nominations of loneliness are associated with children’s and adolescents’ self-reported loneliness, respectively. Additionally, we examined whether loneliness nominations from teachers and peers were informative above and beyond peer status and social behaviors associated with loneliness. In Study 1 (N = 1594, M(age) = 9.43 years), teacher nominations of loneliness showed a small to moderate correlation with children’s self-reported loneliness as assessed using the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Questionnaire (LSDQ). The results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that teacher nominations of loneliness predicted children’s self-reported loneliness above and beyond teacher nominations of peer status and social behaviors. In Study 2 (N = 350, M(age) = 13.81 years), peer nominations of loneliness showed a small to moderate correlation with adolescents’ self-reported loneliness as assessed using the peer-related loneliness subscale of the Loneliness and Aloneness Scale for Children and Adolescents (LACA). The results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that peer nominations of loneliness predicted adolescents’ self-reported loneliness above and beyond peer nominations of peer status and social behaviors. We conclude that loneliness nominations are valuable, but caution is needed when they are used exclusively to identify lonely children and adolescents. |
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spelling | pubmed-79086062021-02-27 Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations Geukens, Flore Maes, Marlies Cillessen, Antonius H. N. Colpin, Hilde Van Leeuwen, Karla Verschueren, Karine Goossens, Luc Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In two independent studies, we aimed to examine the extent to which teacher and peer nominations of loneliness are associated with children’s and adolescents’ self-reported loneliness, respectively. Additionally, we examined whether loneliness nominations from teachers and peers were informative above and beyond peer status and social behaviors associated with loneliness. In Study 1 (N = 1594, M(age) = 9.43 years), teacher nominations of loneliness showed a small to moderate correlation with children’s self-reported loneliness as assessed using the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Questionnaire (LSDQ). The results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that teacher nominations of loneliness predicted children’s self-reported loneliness above and beyond teacher nominations of peer status and social behaviors. In Study 2 (N = 350, M(age) = 13.81 years), peer nominations of loneliness showed a small to moderate correlation with adolescents’ self-reported loneliness as assessed using the peer-related loneliness subscale of the Loneliness and Aloneness Scale for Children and Adolescents (LACA). The results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that peer nominations of loneliness predicted adolescents’ self-reported loneliness above and beyond peer nominations of peer status and social behaviors. We conclude that loneliness nominations are valuable, but caution is needed when they are used exclusively to identify lonely children and adolescents. MDPI 2021-01-22 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7908606/ /pubmed/33499304 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030971 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Geukens, Flore Maes, Marlies Cillessen, Antonius H. N. Colpin, Hilde Van Leeuwen, Karla Verschueren, Karine Goossens, Luc Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations |
title | Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations |
title_full | Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations |
title_fullStr | Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations |
title_full_unstemmed | Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations |
title_short | Spotting Loneliness at School: Associations between Self-Reports and Teacher and Peer Nominations |
title_sort | spotting loneliness at school: associations between self-reports and teacher and peer nominations |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33499304 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030971 |
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