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Exploring Loneliness Among Young People : Thematic Analysis of Loneliness Experiences on Finnish YouthNet Discussion Forum (2025)
Kaarakainen, S.-S., Helenius, J., & Laakso, M. (2025). Exploring Loneliness Among Young People : Thematic Analysis of Loneliness Experiences on Finnish YouthNet Discussion Forum. Youth and Society, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118x241313475
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Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kaarakainen, Suvi-Sadetta; Helenius, Jenni; Laakso, Mari
Lehti tai sarja: Youth and Society
ISSN: 0044-118X
eISSN: 1552-8499
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Ilmestymispäivä: 20.01.2025
Volyymi: Early online
Kustantaja: SAGE Publications
Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118x241313475
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Tiivistelmä
This article examines young people’s experiences of loneliness in the peer support discussion forum YouthNet (YN). The study aimed to shed understanding of loneliness as a shared experience. The data consists of 869 loneliness-related messages from 2010 to 2023. Data was analyzed with dual inductive-deductive thematic analysis and content analysis, in which themes emerging from the data were first identified, along with forms of loneliness drawn from previous research. After thematization, the data analysis was further deepened through content analysis. Eight distinct concepts of loneliness were identified: loneliness stemming from bullying and violence, emotional loneliness, loneliness associated with accumulated problems, social loneliness, ostracism-induced loneliness, loneliness arising from deviation from the norm, existential loneliness, and loneliness linked to the family environment. According to the study, to tackle adolescents’ loneliness, it is strongly recommended that services aimed at young enhance their proficiency and methodologies in identifying and aiding adolescents experiencing loneliness.
YSO-asiasanat: yksinäisyys; nuoret; kokemukset; virtuaaliympäristö; verkkojuttelu; verkkonuorisotyö; verkkoyhteisöt; henkinen hyvinvointi
Vapaat asiasanat: loneliness experiences; young people; adolescents; concepts of loneliness; virtual networks; qualitative research
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2025
Alustava JUFO-taso: 2
