Psychological Reports · 1993 · 21 citations · 9 references
Social IsolationSocial PsychologyAffective ElementsEducationLonelinessMental HealthSocial SciencesPsychologyUcla ScaleSelf-esteemSocial IdentityPsychiatrySelf-esteem MeasureAdolescent PsychologyApplied Social PsychologyAdolescent DevelopmentPsychosocial ResearchSelf-conceptAffective Dimensions
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between loneliness and self-esteem for adolescents (n = 57; age range 16 to 18 years). As hypothesized, scores on the UCLA Scale for Loneliness correlated negatively with adolescents' scores on Coopersmith's self-esteem measure. And, scores on two affective dimensions of loneliness (Isolation and Dejection) correlated negatively with scores on self-esteem.
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