Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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Linking Parenting to Loneliness in Adolescents : The Mediating Effects of the Quality of Peer Relationships

부모의 양육행동과 청소년의 외로움 : 또래관계의 질의 매개효과

  • 김주연 (이화여자대학교 대학원 아동학협동과정) ;
  • 도현심 (이화여자대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 김민정 (이화여자대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 신나나 (미국 Auburn University)
  • Received : 2011.10.28
  • Accepted : 2012.02.10
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between parenting, the quality of peer relationships, and loneliness in adolescents. This study also examined the mediating effects of the quality of peer relationships on the relationship between parenting and adolescents' loneliness. A total of 506 1st and 2nd grade middle school students (261 boys and 245 girls) from the Seoul Metropolitan area completed measures of parenting, the quality of their peer relationships, and loneliness. The results indicated that adolescents' perceptions of parenting and the quality of their peer relationships were significantly related to their feelings of loneliness. Specifically, adolescents' perceptions of low levels of parental monitoring and high levels of abusive and neglectful parenting were associated with high levels of loneliness. Adolescents who perceived the quality of their peer relationships to be low reported high levels of loneliness. Further, the quality of peer relationships mediated the relationship between parenting and adolescents' loneliness; however, the pattern of associations differed for boys and girls. These findings suggest that both parent and peer relationship factors should be considered in combination in order to better explain loneliness in adolescents.

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