Loneliness and Peer Relations in Childhood

作者：Steven R. Asher, Julie Paquette · 发表于：Current Directions in Psychological Science · 年份：2003 · DOI：10.1111/1467-8721.01233 · 被引用次数：514 · 研究领域：Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development、Community Health and Development、Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Although loneliness is a normative experience, there is reason to be concerned about children who are chronically lonely in school. Research indicates that children have a fundamental understanding of what it means to be lonely, and that loneliness can be reliably measured in children. Most of the research on loneliness in children has focused on the contributions of children's peer relations to their feelings of well-being at school. Loneliness in children is influenced by how well accepted they are by peers, whether they are overtly victimized, whether they have friends, and the durability and quality of their best friendships. Findings from this emerging area of research provide a differentiated picture of how children's peer experiences come to influence their emotional well-being.