Solitude: An Exploration of Benefits of Being Alone

By C. Long, J. Averill. 2003

360 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• A “Multitude” of Solitude: A Closer Look at Social Withdrawal and Nonsocial Play in Early Childhood (2007, background): “In contrast, many researchers have also stressed the potential positive benefits of solitude in adolescence and adulthood (Burke, 1991; Larson, 1997; Long & Averill, 2003; Long, Seburn, Averill, & More, 2003).”
• Unsociability in Middle Childhood: Conceptualization, Assessment, and Associations with Socioemotional Functioning (2010, neutral): “Indeed, many researchers have stressed the potential positive benefits of solitude, particularly in adolescence and adulthood (e.g., Larson, 1997; Long & Averill, 2003; Maslow, 1970).”
• Family Rejection, Social Isolation, and Loneliness as Predictors of Negative Health Outcomes (Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Sexual Risk Behavior) Among Thai Male-to-Female Transgender Adolescents (2014, background): “In these situations, feelings of loneliness can be avoided as long as the person in solitude knows that he or she has meaningful relations with others (Long & Averill, 2003).”
• Are children able to distinguish among the concepts of aloneness, loneliness, and solitude? (2004, background): “Further research is needed in the field of children’s and adolescents’ ability to be alone, as some authors have already stressed (Long & Averill, 2003; Youngblade, Berlin, & Belsky, 1999).”
• The Effects of Adolescent Activities on Delinquency: A Differential Involvement Approach (2005, background): “However, research has shown that solitude, depending on age and a number of other factors, also has negative consequences in terms of negative moods, depression, social withdrawal, social isolation, and negative self-perception ( Long and Averill, 2003; Rubin et al., 1989).”
• The handbook of solitude: Psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone. (2013, background): “Notwithstanding, many theorists and researchers have also long called attention to positive aspects of being alone (Middleton, 1935; Merton, 1958; Zimmerman, 1805; for a review, see Long & Averill, 2003).”