Loneliness as a function of parent-child and peer relations.
It was hypothesized that those who reportedly did not have a satisfactory relationship with their parents, and those who were not able to establish a meaningful interpersonal relationship with their peers during childhood were more likely to experience loneliness with greater intensity in adulthood. The UCLA Loneliness Scale and a personal data sheet were administered to two groups of subjects independently: 232 Iranian college students (156 males, 76 females) studying in American universities and 305 Iranian students (168 males, 137 females) studying in Iranian universities. The hypothesis were confirmed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012934:Social Isolation