@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of loneliness in nonreferred and psychiatrically hospitalized children",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="1993",
author="Ammerman, Robert T. and Kazdin, Alan E. and Van Hasselt, Vincent B.",
volume="2",
number="3",
pages="187-202",
abstract="We investigated psychosocial correlates of loneliness using self- and caretaker-reports in 6-12 year old nonreferred and psychiatrically hospitalized children. In Phase 1, 109 nonreferred children completed self-report measures of internalizing problems, mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and teachers completed the CBCL-Teacher's Report Form. In Phase 2, a similar assessment battery was completed for 109 psychiatrically hospitalized children. Results indicated a moderate to strong relationship between loneliness and self-reported depression, hopelessness, low self-esteem, and anxiety. Children reporting high and low levels of loneliness were not differentiated by parent or teacher reports. Lonely children had lower IQs than their non-lonely peers.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/BF01321330",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01321330"
}