Loneliness in the Daily Lives of Adolescents: An Experience Sampling Study Examining the Effects of Social Contexts

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 905-930

  van Roekel, Eeske ^a,b,c   Scholte, Ron H J ^a,b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a,b   Goossens, Luc ^d   Verhagen, Maaike ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

internalizing behaviors; loneliness; peers; school context

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941196900     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431614547049     Document Type: Article

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