Citation

Tian Y, Chen P, Meng W, Zhan X, Wang J, Wang P, Gao F. Scand. J. Psychol. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Scandinavian Psychological Associations, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sjop.12588

PMID

31608453

Abstract

This short-term longitudinal study examined the reciprocal associations among shyness, interpersonal relationships, and loneliness in a sample of 361 Chinese college freshmen (138 male students, mean age = 18.57 years). A fully cross-lagged panel design was used in which shyness, interpersonal relationships, and loneliness were assessed at three time points separated by 8 months. The results indicated that the associations among shyness, interpersonal relationships, and loneliness were dynamic and bidirectional. The self-report scores and the pattern of cross-lagged associations among shyness, interpersonal relationships, and loneliness were the same for male and female students at all three times. Implications for loneliness interventions and future research directions are provided.

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Language: en

Keywords

Loneliness; college freshmen; cross-lagged analysis; interpersonal relationships; shyness