2011•Chinese Journal of School HealthRequires access
Relationship between loneliness and coping styles with loneliness and peer relationship among pupils
Liqi Wu
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Abstract
Objective To research the relationship between loneliness and coping styles with loneliness and peer relationship among pupils.Methods By using Children's Loneliness Scale,Peer Nomination,Friendship Quality Questionnaire,930 elementary school children from the third grade to the sixth were investigated to research the relationship among coping ways with loneliness,peer relationship and loneliness.Results The results indicated that,significantly negative correlation was found between positive coping ways with loneliness,social preference,positive friendship quality and loneliness,and significantly positive correlation was found between negative coping ways with loneliness,negative friendship quality and loneliness;results from SEM indicated that coping ways with loneliness had impact on loneliness through two types mediator effects:Coping ways with loneliness→ a social preference→ loneliness;coping ways with loneliness→friendship quality→ loneliness.Conclusion Peer relationship is the mediating variable between coping styles with loneliness and loneliness among children.