ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research.
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- Affinity For Aloneness, Motivations Underlying Time Spent Alone, and Associations with Psychosocial Well-Being: A Comparison of High-Ability and Typical Adolescents.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2025Article
- Time spent alone and loneliness in Mexican-origin youth: The role of social relationships and personality.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- The impact of family environment on social avoidance in adolescents with depressive disorders: a chain mediation model involving basic psychological needs and core self-evaluations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Changes in Psychosocial Adjustment Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Adolescents with Differential Patterns of Solitude and Sociability.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- When is Solitude Maladaptive for Adolescents? A Comprehensive Study of Sociability and Characteristics of Solitude.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: From the perspective of person-centered research, the present study aimed to identify the potential profiles of solitude among late adolescents based on their solitary behavior, motivation, attitude, and time alone. In addition, to echo the paradox of solitude, we further explored the links between solitude profiles and adjustment outcomes. Methods: The participants of the study were 355 late adolescents (56.34% female, Results: Latent profile analysis revealed four distinct groups: absence of the aloneness group (21.13%), the positive motivational solitude group (29.01%), the negative motivational solitude group (38.03%), and the activity-oriented solitude group (11.83%). Differences emerged among these four groups in terms of loneliness, depressive symptoms, and basic needs satisfaction, with adolescents in the negative motivational solitude group facing the most risk of psychological maladjustment. Conclusion: Findings revealed the possible heterogeneous nature of solitude among Chinese late adolescents and provided a theoretical basis for further understanding of adolescents' solitary state.
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