Gender Differences in Loneliness Across the Lifespan: A Meta-Analysis

被引：230

作者：

Maes, Marlies ^{[1
,2
]}

Qualter, Pamela ^{[3
]}

Vanhalst, Janne ^{[4
]}

Van den Noortgate, Wim ^{[5
,6
]}

Goossens, Luc ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Sch Psychol & Dev Context, Tiensestr 102,Box 3717, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

[2] Res Fdn Flanders FWO, Brussels, Belgium

[3] Univ Manchester, Psychol Educ, Manchester, Lancs, England

[4] Univ Ghent, Psychol & Educ Sci, Ghent, Belgium

[5] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Psychol & Educ Sci, Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Leuven, Belgium

[6] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Methodol Educ Sci, Leuven, Belgium

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY | 2019年 / 33卷 / 06期

关键词：

loneliness; gender differences; lifespan; meta-analysis; SOCIAL ANXIETY; ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; ADOLESCENCE; GIRLS; SIMILARITIES; CONCURRENT; CHILDHOOD; ATTITUDES; INTIMATE;

D O I：

10.1002/per.2220

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Different theoretical contentions on gender differences in loneliness exist, often including the emergence of gender differences in particular developmental periods. To explain those ideas, the current meta-analysis synthesizes the available evidence on gender differences in loneliness across the lifespan. Three-level meta-analyses were conducted with 751 effect sizes, covering 399,798 individuals (45.56% males). Results showed a close-to-zero overall effect (g = 0.07). Most examined moderators were non-significant, except for age, the scope of the sampling area, and year of publication. Most importantly, all effects were small, suggesting that across the lifespan mean levels of loneliness are similar for males and females.

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页码：642 / 654

页数：13

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