The correlates of loneliness / edited by Ami Rokach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rokach, Ami, Author.

Contributor:

Rokach, Ami, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Loneliness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Science Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

Loneliness has been described by modern psychologists as a 21st century epidemic as it has been the subject of numerous news headlines in many regions. While many elderly people are affected by loneliness the phenomenon has been increasingly observed by sociologists in younger individuals as well including adolescents and university students. The correlates of loneliness is a collection of articles written by leading experts in the fields of psychology sociology social work and education which examine how loneliness affects the various aspects of human lives such as mental health relationships growing up educational experiences and the ability to be and remain an integral part of society. The book explains the concept of loneliness in psychological theory and presents a few studies on loneliness among different populations (including a case study on Finnish people). Written in a clear and systematic manner The correlates of loneliness is the definitive beginners reference on the topic of loneliness for academicians sociologists psychiatrists and general readers.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE ; List of Contributors ; Modern Loneliness in Historical Perspective ; INTRODUCTION ; Loneliness and Health ; Terminology and Historical Approaches; Defining Loneliness; Aloneness and Loneliness; The Historical Sociology of Loneliness; The Historical Requirement; The Anthropology and Economics of Loneliness; Literary Constructions of Loneliness; Historic Coping Strategies and Lessons; Landscapes of Loneliness; Living Alone: Past and Present; Interpretations of the Western Rise in Lone Living; CONCLUSION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES

Loneliness As A Mediator Variable Between Parenting and Coping in Adolescence METHOD; Participants ; Ethical Procedures; Instruments; Adolescent's Coping; Adolescent's Perception of Parental Behavior; Adolescent's Loneliness; RESULTS; 1. Parental Styles and Adolescent Loneliness; 2. Parent-Child Relationships Over Coping Strategies; 3. Adolescents' Loneliness and Coping; Structural Equation Models; DISCUSSION; LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Teachers, Students & Loneliness in Schools ; LONELINESS; Loneliness Anxiety; Solitude

The Child's Family of OriginChildren's Loneliness; Looking Closely At Lonely Children; How Does School Affect The Child; What About The Teacher-Child Relationship and Loneliness?; How Can The Educational System Help Children Cope With Loneliness; Teachers' Role; Children's Contribution; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Lonely Young People and Technology ; SEEKING HELP FROM WEBSITES; SEEKING HELP FROM SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ; SEEKING HELP FROM WEB-BASED HELP LINES; Reasons for Requesting Help on Web-based Help-lines; CONCLUSION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCESRelationship Between Peer Victimization and Loneliness in Children and Youth: Promising Approaches ; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEER VICTIMIZATION AND LONELINESS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH: PROMISING APPROACHES; AN OVERVIEW OF BULLYING; Global Incidence of Bullying ; Behavioral Profile of Bullies and Victims; LONELINESS IN SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS; THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN LONELINESS AND PEER VICTIMIZATION; PREDICTORS OF VICTIMIZATION AND LONELINESS; INTERVENTIONS TO ALLEVIATE BULLYING AND LONELINESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES

ANTI-BULLYING CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMSCONCLUSION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Feeling Inadequate and Alone: The Effects of University Induced Loneliness ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Loneliness, Relationships, and Health ; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; LONELINESS IN RELATIONAL CONTEXTS; The Need to Belong; The Family Environment; Romantic Relationships; The Benefits of Social Integration; LONELINESS AND HEALTH; Loneliness in Cancer Patients; Loneliness and Cardiovascular Health; Loneliness and Immune Fitness

Loneliness and Chronic Health Problems

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 29, 2016).

ISBN:

9781681080703

1681080702

OCLC:

993598755