Abstract: This systematic review evaluated the measurement properties of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) in adults. A systematic search of four electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and PsycINFO) was conducted from ...
Abstract: Previous research points to social/affiliative needs as playing an important role in orienting people towards conspiratorial thinking. Yet no research to date has compared the relative contribution of different forms of ...
Abstract: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, the Norwegian government closed schools and limited leisure activities. In this cross-sectional study, we examined how different types of digital versus in-person ...
Zusammenfassung: Ziel dieser Studie war es zu untersuchen, wie in der Gemeinde lebende schizophren Erkrankte (N = 35) im mittleren und höheren Lebensalter (55-69 Jahre) ihre eigene Person und ihre Lebenssituation wahrnehmen und bewerten. Die Erhebung ...Self- and Life-Concepts of Middle-Aged and Elderly Schizophrenic Persons - A Pilot StudyAbstract: The present study explores how middle-aged and elderly (55-69 years) community-dwelling schizophrenic persons (N = 35) perceive and evaluate themselves and ...
Abstract. Establishing new social relationships is important for mastering developmental transitions in young adulthood. In a 2-year longitudinal study with four measurement occasions (T1: n = 245, T2: n = 96, T3: n = 103, T4: n = 85), we investigated the ...
Loneliness in Adolescents Against the Background of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Risk FactorAbstract. On the one hand, loneliness is the subjective experience of inadequate social integration and support. It is a ...
Abstract. We examine whether sensory impairment moderates the association between cognitive performance and well-being and, if so, whether such a moderation effect is due to a mediating mechanism via everyday competence in sensory-impaired individuals. ...
Abstract. Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to benefit aging processes. This study examined portable ICT usage and associated changes in physical activity, loneliness, and cognitive functioning. Ninety-two ...
Abstract. The current study examined how reported early life experiences of isolation encountered by Holocaust survivors affect the relationship between their current feeling of loneliness/feeling of positive solitude and their level of posttraumatic ...
Abstract. COVID-19 has expanded into a life-threatening global pandemic. We examined COVID-19 effects on trauma measures, loneliness, and death anxiety in senior Israelis. Young and old adults (N = 277) were recruited through social media. They completed ...
Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic had an adverse impact on the mental health of numerous people. To examine the psychological status of the general public across Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic, we collected data from 1,109 adults, ages ranging from 18 ...
Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on the mental health and well-being of different populations including young adults. This study replicates and extends previous research by evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-...
Psychometric properties of the two scales for assessing individual differences in preference for solitudeAbstract. Individuals differ in the extent to which they seek out situations in which they are alone and in the extent to which they enjoy such ...
Humans are social animals; consequently, a lack of social ties affects individuals’ health negatively. However, the desire to belong differs between individuals, raising the question of whether individual differences in the need to belong moderate the ...
The participants, 128 Greek and 137 USA university women, listed the number of accessible friends—individuals who could be called upon to socialize in five different events—and the number of inclusive friends—those who would invite the subject to ...
The present study examined the influence of cultural background on coping with loneliness. 711 participants from Canada, 568 from Turkey, and 389 from Argentina answered an 86-item questionnaire examining the beneficial strategies they used to cope with ...
The present study examined the influence of cultural background on the causes of loneliness. A total of 639 participants from North America and 454 from Spain volunteered to answer an 82-item questionnaire examining the causes of their loneliness. The ...
Background: Death thoughts and wishes occur frequently among older people. In different European countries estimates of 10%–20% have been found. Aims: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of death thoughts and wishes among older people in ...
Abstract.Background: Previous studies indicated that perception of school experiences (i.e., teachers' psychological support and perceived peer climate) is associated with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors ...
A sample of 417 young adults from Egypt participated in the present study. Participants completed an Arabic version of the Loneliness Rating Scale. The current study hypothesized that loneliness is multidimensional in nature. It was also hypothesized that ...