The acceptance of lonely others: Effects of loneliness and gender of the target person and loneliness of the perceiver

Author(s): Kong, C. K.

Journal/Book: J Soc Psychol. 1999; 139: 1319 Eighteenth St NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802, USA. Heldref Publications. 229-241.

Abstract: The reactions of lonely people toward other lonely people and the relationship between loneliness and self-concepts were examined. The 2-way and 3-way interaction effects showed that low lonely perceivers reacted more negatively toward the lonely target person. The relationship between loneliness and self-concept was examined using a multidimensional measure of self-concept. Results showed that loneliness correlated negatively with self-concept. In multiple regression analyses, the most significant predictors of loneliness were self-concept of relations with same gender and opposite gender peers and general self-concept.

Note: Article Lau S, Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Ctr Child Dev, Waterloo Rd, Kowloon, HONG KONG

Keyword(s): SELF-CONCEPT; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; LATE ADOLESCENTS; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; BODY ATTITUDES; PERCEPTION; VALIDITY; SEX

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