Attachment, loneliness, and social anxiety: A comparison of deaf and hearing Chinese adolescents
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We investigated whether or not social anxiety mediates the relationship between attachment and loneliness with a group of Chinese adolescents with normal hearing (n = 152) and a second group who were deaf (n = 120), and, if so, if this mediation effect is moderated by life experience. In this study, Chinese adolescents completed anonymous surveys regarding attachment, social anxiety, and loneliness. The results showed that the relationship between father attachment and loneliness was not mediated by social anxiety for either deaf or hearing adolescents. In contrast, for both mother and peer attachment, the relationship was partially mediated by social anxiety for hearing adolescents only. We discuss the implications of the findings and potential interventions that can be applied to increase subjective well-being in deaf and hearing Chinese adolescents.
Authors: Jing Ye, Anqi Peng, Aitao Lu, Haiping Tian, Xiuxiu Hong, Hui Yi, Lu Wang, Pingfang Song, Linyu Zhang, Yilin Lan, Yunda Qiu, Wanyi Guan, Wenna Wang
Institutions: Guangdong Medical College, South China Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2492061541