TY - JOUR
T1 - The Acceptance of Lonely Others
T2 - Effects of Loneliness and Gender of the Target Person and Loneliness of the Perceiver
AU - Lau, Sing
AU - Kong, Chit Kwong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1999 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 1999/4/1
Y1 - 1999/4/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224549909598377
DO - 10.1080/00224549909598377
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 10214114
AN - SCOPUS:0033113911
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 139
SP - 229
EP - 241
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -