Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research
ObjectivesFrom the perspective of person-centered research, the present study aimed to identify the potential profiles of solitude among late adolescents based on their solitary behavior, motivation, attitude, and time alone. In addition, to echo the paradox of solitude, we further explored the link...
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| author | Tong Zhou Longyue Liao Thuy-Vy T. Nguyen Dan Li Junsheng Liu Junsheng Liu |
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| description | ObjectivesFrom the perspective of person-centered research, the present study aimed to identify the potential profiles of solitude among late adolescents based on their solitary behavior, motivation, attitude, and time alone. In addition, to echo the paradox of solitude, we further explored the links between solitude profiles and adjustment outcomes.MethodsThe participants of the study were 355 late adolescents (56.34% female, Mage = 19.71 years old) at three universities in Shanghai, China. Measures of solitary behavior, autonomous motivation for solitude, attitude toward being alone, and time spent alone were collected using adolescents' self-report assessments. The UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Basic Psychological Needs Scales were measured as indices of adjustment.ResultsLatent profile analysis revealed four distinct groups: absence of the aloneness group (21.13%), the positive motivational solitude group (29.01%), the negative motivational solitude group (38.03%), and the activity-oriented solitude group (11.83%). Differences emerged among these four groups in terms of loneliness, depressive symptoms, and basic needs satisfaction, with adolescents in the negative motivational solitude group facing the most risk of psychological maladjustment.ConclusionFindings revealed the possible heterogeneous nature of solitude among Chinese late adolescents and provided a theoretical basis for further understanding of adolescents' solitary state. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35956c5209164195a5aa08c12428af962023-07-06T14:07:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-07-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.11734411173441Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered researchTong Zhou0Longyue Liao1Thuy-Vy T. Nguyen2Dan Li3Junsheng Liu4Junsheng Liu5School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, United KingdomDepartment of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, ChinaObjectivesFrom the perspective of person-centered research, the present study aimed to identify the potential profiles of solitude among late adolescents based on their solitary behavior, motivation, attitude, and time alone. In addition, to echo the paradox of solitude, we further explored the links between solitude profiles and adjustment outcomes.MethodsThe participants of the study were 355 late adolescents (56.34% female, Mage = 19.71 years old) at three universities in Shanghai, China. Measures of solitary behavior, autonomous motivation for solitude, attitude toward being alone, and time spent alone were collected using adolescents' self-report assessments. The UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Basic Psychological Needs Scales were measured as indices of adjustment.ResultsLatent profile analysis revealed four distinct groups: absence of the aloneness group (21.13%), the positive motivational solitude group (29.01%), the negative motivational solitude group (38.03%), and the activity-oriented solitude group (11.83%). Differences emerged among these four groups in terms of loneliness, depressive symptoms, and basic needs satisfaction, with adolescents in the negative motivational solitude group facing the most risk of psychological maladjustment.ConclusionFindings revealed the possible heterogeneous nature of solitude among Chinese late adolescents and provided a theoretical basis for further understanding of adolescents' solitary state.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1173441/fullsolitudelate adolescentlatent profile analysisperson-centered approachpsychological maladjustment |
| spellingShingle | Tong Zhou Longyue Liao Thuy-Vy T. Nguyen Dan Li Junsheng Liu Junsheng Liu Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research Frontiers in Psychiatry solitude late adolescent latent profile analysis person-centered approach psychological maladjustment |
| title | Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research |
| title_full | Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research |
| title_fullStr | Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research |
| title_short | Solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in Chinese late adolescence: a person-centered research |
| title_sort | solitude profiles and psychological adjustment in chinese late adolescence a person centered research |
| topic | solitude late adolescent latent profile analysis person-centered approach psychological maladjustment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1173441/full |
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