A1 Journal article (refereed)
Profiles of Loneliness and Ostracism During Adolescence : Consequences, Antecedents, and Protective Factors (2024)


Kiuru, N., Salmela-Aro, K., Laursen, B., Vasalampi, K., Beattie, M., Tunkkari, M., & Junttila, N. (2024). Profiles of Loneliness and Ostracism During Adolescence : Consequences, Antecedents, and Protective Factors. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-024-01664-8

The research was funded by Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland.


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All authors or editorsKiuru, Noona; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Laursen, Brett; Vasalampi, Kati; Beattie, Marguerite; Tunkkari, Mari; Junttila, Niina

Journal or seriesChild Psychiatry and Human Development

ISSN0009-398X

eISSN1573-3327

Publication year2024

Publication date09/02/2024

VolumeEarly online

PublisherSpringer

Publication countryUnited States

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-024-01664-8

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessPartially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/93612


Abstract

This longitudinal study (N = 1078, 46% boys; 54% girls) examined profiles of loneliness and ostracism during adolescence and their consequences and antecedents. Longitudinal latent profiles analyses identified four distinct profiles: (1) High emotional loneliness (25%), High and increasing social loneliness (15%), High peer exclusion and high social impact (9%) and No peer problems (51%). Subsequent internalizing problems were typical for the High and increasing social loneliness profile and externalizing problems for the High emotional loneliness and High peer exclusion and high social impact profiles. Furthermore, effortful control, prosocial skills, and relationship quality with parents and teachers were highest in the No peer problems profile, whereas the High and increasing social loneliness profile had the lowest self-esteem and was characterized by low surgency/extraversion, high affiliativeness, and high negative affectivity.


Keywordsyoung peoplelonelinessconsequencesoutsiderness

Free keywordsadolescence; loneliness; ostracism; profiles; consequences; antecedents


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VIRTA submission year2024

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