Loneliness in Childhood and Adolescence

This book represents a comprehensive examination of loneliness in childhood and adolescence.

Ken J. Rotenberg (Edited by), Shelley Hymel (Edited by)

9780521561358, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 June 1999

414 pages, 12 b/w illus. 28 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.7 kg

Loneliness is experienced by children, adolescents and adults across varied cultures. In the early 1960s and 1970s, some authorities in the field of psychology did not believe that children experienced loneliness. This book ushers in a new wave of theory and research examining the phenomena of loneliness during childhood and adolescence. The book represents a thorough examination of the topic: the chapters range from the role of attachment in children's loneliness, differences between being alone and loneliness, the significance of divided self and identity achievement in adolescents' loneliness, and the link between loneliness and maladjustment during adolescence. This volume should stimulate research into loneliness during childhood and adolescence for many years to come.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Childhood and adolescent loneliness: an introduction Ken J. Rotenberg
Part II. Theoretical and Assessment Issues: 2. The conceptualization and measurement of childhood loneliness Beverley Terrell-Deutsch
3. Understanding the origins of childhood loneliness: contributions of attachment theory Jude Cassidy and Lisa J. Berlin
4. Developmental change in the sources of loneliness in childhood and adolescence: constructing a theoretical model Jennifer T. Parkhurst and Andrea Hopmeyer
5. Loneliness through the eyes of children Shelley Hymel, Donato Tarulli, Laura Hayden Thomson and Beverley Terrell-Deutsch
Part III. Loneliness in Childhood: 6. Loneliness during early childhood: the role of interpersonal behaviors and relationships Kim B. Burgess, Gary W. Ladd, Becky J. Kochenderfer, Sharon F. Lambert and Sondra H. Birch
7. Antecedents of loneliness and the ability to be alone in young children Lisa M. Youngblade, Lisa J. Berlin and Jay Belsky
8. A social information-processing approach to children's loneliness Nicki R. Crick, Jennifer K. Groptpeter and Carol M. Rockhill
9. Parental antecedents of children's loneliness Ken J. Rotenberg
10. The friendship experience in middle childhood and adolescence: implication for understanding loneliness Jeffrey G. Parker, Jill L. Saxon, Steven R. Asher and Donna M. Kovacs
Part IV. Loneliness in Adolescence: 11. Adolescent loneliness, self-reflection and identity: from individual differences to developmental processes Luc Goossens and Alfons Marcoen
12. On the uses of loneliness in adolescence, Reed W. Larson
13. Social self-discrepancy theory and loneliness during childhood and adolescence Janis B. Kupermidt, Kathy B. Sigda, Mary Ellen Voegler and Constantine Sedikides
14. Self, other and loneliness from a developmental perspective Lorrie K. Sippola and William M. Bukowski
15. Adolescent loneliness and maladjustment: a focus on gender differences Linda Loenig and Robin Abrams
Part V. Prospective: 16. Examination of loneliness across the life cycle: two solitudes or unified enterprise? Daniel Perlman and Monica Landolt.

Subject Areas: Child & developmental psychology [JMC]