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Evidence shows that the experience of loneliness is linked with low self-esteem and low levels of trusting other people, and these factors are also predictors of prolonged loneliness, says Qualter. The research on the link between children's loneliness and their families and parents is lacking.
- Mihaela Ivanova
Mihaela Ivanova is 31 years old. She has spent much of her...
- Mihaela Ivanova
- Transitions Through Childhood and Young Adulthood
- The Move from Primary to Secondary School
- The Move from School to College Or University
- Moving on to Live Independently
- Moving Back Home
- Educational Environments and Loneliness
- Sifting on The Basis of Ability
- Pressure of Exams
- Approaches to Supporting People with Disabilities in Educational Settings
- Punishment Practices Involving Isolation and Exclusion
Children’s and young people’s lives in the UK are punctuated by a series of predictable transitions relating to primary and secondary education, moving on to further or higher education, training or the world of work, and living independently. At each stage, children and young people described how these transitions could be challenging to personal ...
As children move from primary to secondary school, they may leave old friends behind and have to form new friendships in a more challenging environment. This can be a fraught time when they lack a sense of belonging and social support and the quality of their relationships may be more tenuous. The survey data from young people also showed an increa...
Young people negotiate multiple transitions from the age of 16 years into their early 20s. As with the move from primary to secondary school, moving to a new college or university may present opportunities for expanding friendships, but may also strain existing social networks and sources of social support, potentially giving rise to loneliness. “I...
Moving to a new area or city for work can also be a time when young people experience loneliness. As well as upheaval to social connections, they may also lose a sense of belonging and connection to community. “[…] when I moved to London 10 months ago like it was quite lonely for me because I moved from [city] where I feel like it's a lot more like...
Returning back to the family home after moving away can also make young people feel cut off from their peers and lonely. “I felt quite lonely last year. I had been at uni […] for three years and I moved back home, I moved back in with my parents and I worked in the city and I was commuting an hour and a half each way every day, which didn’t give me...
Apart from the series of educational transitions that may strain young people’s social networks, children and young people also discussed aspects of life at school, college or university which had contributed to loneliness in their own experiences. This included: 1. sifting children and young people on the basis of ability 2. pressure of exams 3. a...
Children and young people described themselves or others being left out and excluded because of sporting or academic ability. In relation to sports, this happened both around the informal selection of teams and in more formal ways when young people are placed into separate groups for physical education. “Games. When people are left out from playing...
For young people the pressures of exams and coursework deadlines at university were a time when they or their friends became lonely. Their response to the pressure may involve separating themselves from others and withdrawing from activities which may in turn lead to loneliness and isolation. “It was more deadline times. So, beginning of December a...
Young people with disabilities described how policies intending to improve accessibility had the unintended consequence of inhibiting them from developing friendships with peers. For example, a policy of allocating a personal assistant to support disabled people at all times can make it very difficult to form relationships with other students. “My ...
As highlighted in Section 5, children’s mental images of isolation were closely linked to punishments involving enforced separation from others for bad behaviour. This included detention, “isolation” and “exclusion” in the school environment, being “grounded” at home and imprisoned in wider society. The fact that people are “punished” by isolating ...
The findings from this article highlight certain risk factors associated with children’s loneliness, with a focus on relative poverty and children’s own perspectives on their lives.
Mar 1, 2019 · Loneliness in childhood. This briefing explores how loneliness relates to children's subjective well-being and their material circumstances. Based on interviews and focus groups with 10-17 year olds, we make recommendations on how to reduce loneliness and improve the well-being of children. 18 pages.
Loneliness may affect the mental health of boys and girls differently. Loneliness seems to be more strongly associated with elevated depression symptoms in girls 9 and with elevated social anxiety in boys 10. Need support? If you are a young person experiencing loneliness then read our tips for you.
Exploring loneliness among children Loneliness and well-being Our ongoing research programme into children’s subjective well-being, published annually in our Good Childhood Report provides the latest data on well-being among children in the UK. Broadly, we understand well-being to relate to how happy children are with their lives as a whole.
Jan 1, 2017 · Sleep problems for children. In 2023, 37.8% of children aged 8 to 16 years had a problem with sleep 3 or more times over the previous 7 nights. Of children with a probable mental disorder, 76.5% had a sleep problem 3 or more times over the previous 7 nights compared with 25.0% of those unlikely to have a mental disorder.
