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Relations between Preference for Solitude and Internalizing Problems in Adolescents: A Moderated-mediation Model

ZHANG Ling1, HAIDABIEKE Aersheng1, CHEN Fei2, ZHOU Tong3, DING Xuechen1,4   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234;
    2. Zhangjiang Hi-tech Experimental Primary School, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201203;
    3. School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062;
    4. The Research Base of Online Education for Shanghai Middle and Primary Schools, Shanghai 200234
  • Published:2024-05-15

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Abstract: The goal of the study was to explore the relations between preference for solitude, internalizing problems, and rumination, among adolescents in Shanghai and Shandong province. Participants were 767 adolescents from three schools in Shandong and Shanghai. Data were collected using the assessments of self-reports. Results indicated that: (1) Preference for solitude positively predicted adolescents’ internalizing problems; (2) Rumination partially mediated the relations between preference for solitude and internalizing problems; (3) Grade moderated the mediating path through rumination. Results are discussed in terms of the implications of preference for solitude, rumination, and grade for adolescents’ internalizing problems in Chinese culture.

Key words: solitude, preference for solitude, internalizing problems, rumination, adolescent

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  • B844
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