ArticleJournal of personality2025
Looking beyond time alone: An examination of solitary activities in emerging adulthood.
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- Looking beyond time alone: An examination of solitary activities in emerging adulthood.Journal of personality · 2025Article
- The Many Ways of Experiencing Solitude: Personality Processes, in Context, as Predictors of Time Alone.Journal of personality · 2025Article
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introductionSolitude represents an important context for emerging adults' well-being; but to date, little is known about how emerging adults spend their time alone. The goals of this study were to: (1) describe and characterize solitary activities among emerging adults attending university; (2) examine links between solitary activities and indices of adjustment; and (3) explore the moderating role of affinity for solitude in these associations.
methodsParticipants were N = 1798 university students aged 18-25 years (M
resultsEmerging adults who spent time alone predominantly thinking reported poor adjustment outcomes (i.e., higher loneliness and psychological distress, and lower well-being) and dissatisfaction with solitude, whereas those who engaged in active leisure activities or passive technology use while alone reported lower psychological distress and higher satisfaction with solitude. The negative implications of doing nothing were not attenuated at higher levels of affinity for solitude. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that some solitary activities are more beneficial than others.
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