The Effects of Culture on the Meaning of Loneliness |
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| Authors: | Rokach Ami Orzeck Tricia Cripps Janice Lackovic-Grgin Katica Penezic Zvjezdan |
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| Institution: | (1) The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychosocial Stress, 104 Combe Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 4J9;(2) Department of Psychology, Faculty of Art and Science in Zadar, University of Split, Croatia |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined the influence of culturalbackground on the experience of loneliness. Threehundred and seventy five participants from NorthAmerica and 375 from Croatia volunteered to answer an82 item questionnaire which examined the quality oftheir loneliness experiences. The factors whichcomprise the experience of loneliness are Emotionaldistress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth anddiscovery, Interpersonal isolation, andSelf-alienation. Results indicated that culturalbackground, indeed, affects the experience ofloneliness. North Americans scored higher on all fivefactors, and a similar trend was evident when men andwomen were compared across cultures. |
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