The Acceptance of Lonely Others: Effects of Loneliness and Gender of the Target Person and Loneliness of the Perceiver

Sing Lau*, Chit Kwong Kong

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Abstract

The reactions of lonely people toward other lonely people and the relationship between loneliness and self-concepts were examined. The 2-way and 3-way interaction effects showed that low lonely perceivers reacted more negatively toward the lonely target person. The relationship between loneliness and self-concept was examined using a multidimensional measure of self-concept. Results showed that loneliness correlated negatively with self-concept. In multiple regression analyses, the most significant predictors of loneliness were self-concept of relations with same gender and opposite gender peers and general self-concept.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-241
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Social Psychology
Volume139
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 1999

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Psychology

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