Life satisfaction and social anxiety among left‐behind children in rural China: The mediating role of loneliness

Wang, Lei; Yao, Jun

doi:10.1002/jcop.22252

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“…Previous studies have examined the relationship between interpersonal cognitive distortions and loneliness, life satisfaction and loneliness, and interpersonal cognitive distortions and life satisfaction [80][81][82][83][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][98][99][100]. Moreover, some studies have examined loneliness as the mediating variable between life satisfaction and other variables [138][139][140]. The literature and our results both show that loneliness is determinant for cognitive distortions and life satisfaction.…”

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The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness

2021

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Loneliness and cognitive distortions have serious negative effects on life satisfaction and are seen as related to each other. However, what mediates in these relationships has not been adequately analyzed. This study aims to analyze the effect between cognitive distortions and life satisfaction by asserting the mediating role of loneliness. For this purpose, we conducted a cross-sectional study with 978 people over the age of 20 from various parts of Turkey using a general screening model. Firstly, we analyzed the direct effect of interpersonal rejection, interpersonal misperception, and unrealistic relationship expectation, which are sub-dimensions of cognitive distortions, loneliness, and life satisfaction. Secondly, we analyzed the effects of independent, mediation, and interaction (Loneliness X age) variables on satisfaction with life. Thirdly, we applied direct regression analysis between independent, mediating, and dependent variables to conduct the mediation analysis of the study. Also, we examined age as a moderator between loneliness and life satisfaction. The results showed loneliness as an essential determinant between cognitive distortions and life satisfaction. Moreover, in the moderation analysis, we found some age-related differences between loneliness and life satisfaction. According to this, both loneliness and life satisfaction increased with increasing age. However, life satisfaction decreased as loneliness increased in young people. Being able to compensate for loneliness in the aging process is an essential psychological indicator. Although young people have more opportunities than older people, their ability to cope with negative situations such as loneliness is largely undeveloped. These results showed both psychological and sociological problems of loneliness. Therefore, the results can be useful for the prevention of loneliness and the development of intervention programs.

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The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness

2021

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“…For example, Duan (2014) found that loneliness was positively associated with social anxiety in 187 Chinese left-behind children. Wang and Yao (2020) confirmed these results in 442 Chinese left-behind children. Children with left-behind experiences have less interactions with parent (s), which may contribute to loneliness at home ( Fan and Wu, 2020 ), and loneliness in family life may spread to school life, which may increase the levels of social anxiety at school ( Yuan et al, 2014 ; Li and Ran, 2018 ).…”

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Self-esteem mediated relations between loneliness and social anxiety in Chinese adolescents with left-behind experience

Chen

Hu²

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Although research examining loneliness and social anxiety has been conducted, few studies have explored pathways from loneliness at home to social anxiety at school in Chinese left-behind children. The study attempts to explore associations between loneliness at home and social anxiety at school and to examine roles of self-esteem in those relationships among a sample of Chinese left-behind children. Date were collected from 303 left-behind children, aged 10–14 years, and the Chinese versions of Children’s Loneliness Scale, Social Anxiety Scale, and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale were used to measure loneliness at home, social anxiety at school, and self-esteem, respectively. Results showed that loneliness at home was positively associated with social anxiety at school; self-esteem played a partial mediation role in associations between loneliness at home and social anxiety at school. Findings suggest that high levels of self-esteem may influence pathways from loneliness at home to social anxiety at school in Chinese left-behind children, and increasing levels of self-esteem may be used in preventions for loneliness of Chinese left-behind children.

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“…Moreover, ER might facilitate building supportive social networks, which reduce the feeling of loneliness [ 30 ]. Loneliness correlates negatively with life satisfaction itself [ 39 , 40 ]; but it is also linked to a higher level of hopelessness, which can lead to depression [ 37 ]. During the COVID-19 pandemic the lack of social contacts was the strongest predictor of life satisfaction.…”

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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms and Their Relationships with Ego-Resiliency and Life Satisfaction among Well-Educated, Young Polish Citizens during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Goryczka

Dębski

Gogola

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IJERPH

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Ego-resiliency is a set of traits that promotes positive adaptation to life’s vicissitudes. High ego-resiliency helps in upholding one’s personality system when facing adversity and in adjusting it to new environmental demands. Our study aimed at evaluating the connections between ego-resiliency, the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms as well as life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. A total of 604 Polish citizens aged 16 to 69 years participated in the online survey. Ego-resiliency was measured with the Ego Resiliency Scale (ER89-R12), anxiety and depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and life satisfaction with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Statistical analyses were performed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. The results revealed correlations between the intensity of depressive and anxiety symptoms, life satisfaction, and the intensity of ego-resiliency. Individuals with a high level of ego-resiliency tended to experience a lower intensity of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, individuals with a high level of ego-resiliency exhibited a higher level of life satisfaction. Our conclusions might assist in better understanding the close link between levels of ego-resiliency, the occurrence of depressive and anxiety symptoms, and satisfaction with life among Polish individuals experiencing crises.

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Life satisfaction and social anxiety among left‐behind children in rural China: The mediating role of loneliness

Cited by 25 publications

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The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness

The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness

Self-esteem mediated relations between loneliness and social anxiety in Chinese adolescents with left-behind experience

Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms and Their Relationships with Ego-Resiliency and Life Satisfaction among Well-Educated, Young Polish Citizens during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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