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Intensitatea trăirii singurătății la tineri
The intensity of living loneliness in young adults

Author(s): Victoria Plămădeală
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: State Pedagogical University „Ion Creanga” from Chisinau
Keywords: loneliness; young adults; forms of loneliness; loneliness intensity; one dimensional and multidimensional scales;

Summary/Abstract: Loneliness can be conceived as a social deficiency. In our research we proposed an integrated approach using both one-dimensional and multi-dimensional scales and overlapping the results. The purpose of this study is determining the intensity of feeling loneliness in young adults. The sample of 304 people aged 21 to 29 years was used for this research. Summarizing the research results we can affirm that young adults know loneliness that is lived intensely by them in different forms. A high level of loneliness is achieved by (97) 31.9% of young adults according to UCLA test and dissociative loneliness as the most complicated form, according to the Корчагина С. test is experienced by young adults to a high level of just (76) 25%.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 43(2)
  • Page Range: 58-63
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian