Publication: Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition
Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition
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Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2017). Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 76(4), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/a000201
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Establishing new social relationships is important for mastering developmental transitions in young adulthood. In a 2-year longitudinal study with four measurement occasions (T1: n = 245, T2: n = 96, T3: n = 103, T4: n = 85), we investigated the role of social motives in college students’ mastery of the transition of moving out of the parental home, using loneliness as an indicator of poor adjustment to the transition. Students with strong social approach motivation reported stable and low levels of loneliness. In contrast, students w
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- Nikitin, Jana
- Freund, Alexandra M
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Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2017). Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 76(4), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185/a000201