Psychological Development and Education ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 449-456.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2023.03.16

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Changes of Adolescents’ Loneliness in China (2001~2019): The Perspective of Cross-temporal Meta-analysis

PENG Haiyun, SHENG Liang, WANG Jinrui, ZHOU Ziyan, XIN Sufei   

  1. School of Educational Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025
  • Published:2023-05-13

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Abstract: As a key indicator to measure adolescents’ mental health, it is necessary to examine the changes in loneliness level of Chinese adolescents with social change, which can help improve the intervention program for their mental health status. This study conducted a cross-temporal meta-analysis of 79 papers to investigate the change trends and influencing factors of adolescents’ loneliness level from 2001 to 2019. Results showed that: (1) Chinese adolescents’ loneliness level has increased steadily over time; (2) Six social indicators of economic condition, social connectedness and social threat might account for the rise in Chinese adolescents’ loneliness level; (3) In contrast with senior high school students, the upward trend of junior school students’ loneliness level was more obvious; (4) Compared with adolescents of Eastern region, the rise of Midwestern adolescents’ loneliness level was more obvious.

Key words: adolescents, loneliness, mental health, social change, cross-temporal metal-analysis

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  • B844
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