[Relationship of peer relationships, perceived parental rearing attitudes, self-reported attachment security, to loneliness in upper elementary school-age children].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of peer relationships, self-reported attachment security, perceived parental rearing attitudes, and loneliness in upper elementary school-age children.


METHODS
The data were collected from 207 students in grades 5 or 6, and descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients and Stepwise multiple regression were used with the SPSS/PC 12.0 program to analyze the data.


RESULTS
There was a significant difference in loneliness between the upper 25% and lower 25% groups of peer relationships, perceived parental rearing attitudes, and self-reported attachment security. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed affection-hostility in parental rearing attitudes, validation and conflict in peer relationships, and attachment security explained 39.6% of the total variance in loneliness.


CONCLUSIONS
These results may contribute to a better understanding of loneliness in upper elementary school-age children. The results of the present study indicate a need to develop nursing interventions to prevent and manage children's loneliness.
Moon
So-Hyun
SH
Department of Nursing, Dongshin University, Naju, Korea. bonjourmsh@dsu.ac.kr
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D002666:Psychology, Child