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ERIC Number: EJ618918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Facets of Loneliness and Depression among Chinese Children and Adolescents.
Lau, Sing; Chan, Dennis W. K.; Lau, Patrick S. Y.
Journal of Social Psychology, v139 n6 p713-29 Dec 1999
Examines the relationship between loneliness and depression among 6,356 Chinese students from grades 4 through 9. Reports a close relationship between loneliness and depression. Peer-related loneliness and aloneness were more predictive than parent-related, and among primary students loneliness was more predictive of overall depression. Includes comparisons for gender and grade. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Depression (Psychology), Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Males, Parent Influence, Peer Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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