@article {36748,
	title = {Children{\textquoteright}s perceptions of loneliness},
	journal = {Hellenic Journal of Psychology},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {258-280},
	abstract = {<span>The aim of this study was to examine if Hymel, Tarulli, Hayden Thomson, and Terrell-Deutsch{\textquoteright}s (1999) three-dimension model of children{\textquoteright}s loneliness perceptions could be applied in Greece, and to examine age and gender differences in these perceptions. In addition, a more detailed examination of the emotional dimension in the perceptions of loneliness was attempted, based on Parkhurst and Hopmeyer{\textquoteright}s (1999) hypotheses for the emotions associated with loneliness. One-hundred and eighty 2nd-, 4th-, and 6th-grade children from Athens were interviewed about their understanding and experience of loneliness. Responses fit Hymel et al.{\textquoteright}s (1999) model for the perceptions of loneliness, with some additions. Children perceived loneliness as a painful experience with emotional, cognitive, and contextual dimensions. Statistically significant age and gender differences were found in these dimensions, as well as in the loneliness-related emotions. The implications of these findings for the existing theoretical views on loneliness are discussed and suggestions for future research are made.</span>},
	url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242730112_Children{\textquoteright}s_perceptions_of_loneliness},
	author = {Galanaki, Evangelia P.}
}
