Primary-school aged children’s understanding and experiences of loneliness: a qualitative enquiry

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Aimée Robyn Cole, C. Bond, P. Qualter
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Loneliness in childhood and adolescence is currently measured using questionnaires and checklists. The most used questionnaires for youth are psychometrically limited, partly due to the absence of the young person’s voice from the measurement development process. Given this gap in the literature, the current study explored primary-school aged children’s understanding and experiences of loneliness, providing new information about the experience of loneliness in childhood to better inform conceptualisation and measurement of loneliness in children. Interviews took place during the COVID pandemic and were conducted with six Year 4 and 5 children (aged 8–10 years) and analysed using hybrid thematic analysis. Findings fit with existing conceptualisations of social and emotional loneliness and provide novel perspectives on solutions, the importance of play, and children’s perceptions of the adult experience. Directions for future research, and the impact after COVID are discussed.
小学学龄儿童对孤独的理解与体验:一项质的调查
儿童和青少年的孤独感目前是通过问卷调查和清单来衡量的。最常用的青少年问卷在心理测量学上是有限的,部分原因是在测量发展过程中缺乏年轻人的声音。鉴于这一文献上的空白,本研究探索了小学学龄儿童对孤独的理解和体验,提供了关于童年孤独体验的新信息,以更好地为儿童孤独的概念化和测量提供信息。在COVID大流行期间,对6名4年级和5年级儿童(8-10岁)进行了访谈,并使用混合主题分析进行了分析。研究结果与现有的社会和情感孤独的概念相吻合,并为解决方案、游戏的重要性以及儿童对成人经历的看法提供了新的视角。讨论了未来的研究方向和疫情后的影响。
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Pastoral Care in Education
Pastoral Care in Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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