TY - CHAP

T1 - The Attitude to Loneliness Among Men and Women in Early Adulthood

AU - Murtazina, Inna

AU - Vartanyan, Gayane

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - The problem of loneliness is a fundamental problem of human existence. Loneliness can be filled with despair, and can contribute to the spiritual development of a person (Osin, Leontyev, 2013). Different are both approaches to understanding loneliness, and subjective experiences of loneliness. The aim was to study the attitude to loneliness among men and women in early adulthood. Participants: 101 (56 – female, 45 – male) respondents (M = 19.14 years). Participants answered questions about loneliness in writing. The data was processed by content-analysis. The study showed that most respondents mentioned the physical aspect of loneliness, representing it as solitude (46.5%) or as isolation (26.7%). Loneliness was considered as a positive resource state, necessary for each person. In loneliness, young people feel calm (53.5%) and comfort (16.8%), use this time for rest (23.8%), planning (40.6%) and reflection (50.5%). Women were more likely than men to feel unity with themselves (p = 0.05) and appeasement (p = 0.05). Women had negative thoughts about mistakes of the past, damage to themselves and loved ones, which was not found among men. It is showed that 88.12% of people could not imagine their life without to be alone; 9.9% of people could live without this possibility, but it would be difficult. 90.1% of people answered that they could not be lonely. Thus, the concept of loneliness among men and women in early adulthood has some differences, but, in general, loneliness is considered as a positive state of the resource that is necessary for each person. Support by RFBR project 19–513–18015.

AB - The problem of loneliness is a fundamental problem of human existence. Loneliness can be filled with despair, and can contribute to the spiritual development of a person (Osin, Leontyev, 2013). Different are both approaches to understanding loneliness, and subjective experiences of loneliness. The aim was to study the attitude to loneliness among men and women in early adulthood. Participants: 101 (56 – female, 45 – male) respondents (M = 19.14 years). Participants answered questions about loneliness in writing. The data was processed by content-analysis. The study showed that most respondents mentioned the physical aspect of loneliness, representing it as solitude (46.5%) or as isolation (26.7%). Loneliness was considered as a positive resource state, necessary for each person. In loneliness, young people feel calm (53.5%) and comfort (16.8%), use this time for rest (23.8%), planning (40.6%) and reflection (50.5%). Women were more likely than men to feel unity with themselves (p = 0.05) and appeasement (p = 0.05). Women had negative thoughts about mistakes of the past, damage to themselves and loved ones, which was not found among men. It is showed that 88.12% of people could not imagine their life without to be alone; 9.9% of people could live without this possibility, but it would be difficult. 90.1% of people answered that they could not be lonely. Thus, the concept of loneliness among men and women in early adulthood has some differences, but, in general, loneliness is considered as a positive state of the resource that is necessary for each person. Support by RFBR project 19–513–18015.

UR - http://stenobooks.com/product/4414/mentalizatsia-i-klinichna-praktika.html

UR - https://www.ipzr.info/%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81-2020

M3 - Article in an anthology

SN - 978-619-241-125-1

SP - 492

EP - 499

BT - Ментализация и клинична практика

CY - София

T2 - III Национален Конгрес по Клинична психология с международно участие

Y2 - 15 October 2020 through 18 October 2020

ER -