So-Hyun Moon

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Relationship of Peer Relationships, Perceived Parental Rearing Attitudes, Self-reported Attachment Security, to Loneliness in Upper Elementary School-age Children: So-Hyun Moon; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2009;39(3):401-408.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.3.401
Published online: June 29, 2009

Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Dongshin University, Naju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Moon, So-Hyun. Department of Nursing, Dongshin University, 252 Daeho-dong, Naju 520-714, Korea. Tel: 82-61-330-3587, Fax: 82-61-330-3580, bonjourmsh@dsu.ac.kr

• Received: September 12, 2008 • Accepted: May 28, 2009

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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of peer relationships, self-reported attachment security, perceived parental rearing attitudes, and loneliness in upper elementary school-age children.
Methods
The data were collected from 207 students in grades 5 or 6, and descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients and Stepwise multiple regression were used with the SPSS/PC 12.0 program to analyze the data.
Results
There was a significant difference in loneliness between the upper 25% and lower 25% groups of peer relationships, perceived parental rearing attitudes, and self-reported attachment security. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed affection-hostility in parental rearing attitudes, validation and conflict in peer relationships, and attachment security explained 39.6% of the total variance in loneliness.
Conclusion
These results may contribute to a better understanding of loneliness in upper elementary school-age children. The results of the present study indicate a need to develop nursing interventions to prevent and manage children's loneliness.
Keywords: Peer relationship; Parental rearing attitude; Attachment security; Loneliness

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Table 1

General Characteristics of the Participants (N=207)

Table 2

Level of Loneliness, Peer Relationships, Parental Rearing Attitudes, Attachment Security

Table 3

Difference in Mean Scores for Loneliness by the Level of Peer Relationships, Parental Rearing Attitudes, and Attachment Security (N=207)

Table 4

Correlation among Major Variables

Table 5

Predictive Variables for Loneliness (N=207)

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Relationship of Peer Relationships, Perceived Parental Rearing Attitudes, Self-reported Attachment Security, to Loneliness in Upper Elementary School-age Children

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2009;39(3):401-408. Published online June 29, 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.3.401

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Relationship of Peer Relationships, Perceived Parental Rearing Attitudes, Self-reported Attachment Security, to Loneliness in Upper Elementary School-age Children

Table 1

General Characteristics of the Participants (N=207)

Table 2

Level of Loneliness, Peer Relationships, Parental Rearing Attitudes, Attachment Security

Table 3

Difference in Mean Scores for Loneliness by the Level of Peer Relationships, Parental Rearing Attitudes, and Attachment Security (N=207)

Table 4

Correlation among Major Variables

Table 5

Predictive Variables for Loneliness (N=207)

Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (N=207)

Table 2 Level of Loneliness, Peer Relationships, Parental Rearing Attitudes, Attachment Security

Table 3 Difference in Mean Scores for Loneliness by the Level of Peer Relationships, Parental Rearing Attitudes, and Attachment Security (N=207)