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Title: Using Language to Test Developmental Differences in Attitudes toward Solitude in Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Language: English
Authors: Tiffany Cheng (ORCID 0000-0001-6209-3992), Anna Stone (ORCID 0000-0002-5106-3840), Robert J. Coplan (ORCID 0000-0003-3696-2108)
Source: Social Development. 2025 34(3).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Developmental Stages, Age Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Usage, Emotional Response, Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Gender Differences, High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Extraversion Introversion, Personality Traits
Geographic Terms: Canada
DOI: 10.1111/sode.70010
ISSN: 0961-205X
1467-9507
Abstract: The goal of this study was to assess developmental differences in adolescents' and emerging adults' attitudes toward solitude using three different methodologies. Participants were N = 1224 adolescents (n = 367, ages 15-18 years, M[subscript age] = 16.13, SD = 0.54; 65.7% female) and emerging adults (n = 857, aged 18-29 years, M[subscript age] = 19.75 years, SD = 2.28; 70.2% female). Participants completed a rating scale assessing explicit attitudes towards solitude. Linguistic indices of attitudes were also derived from participants' descriptions of someone who 'enjoys and values solitude', using both content analysis and sentiment analysis. Themes derived from a content analysis of these descriptions included 'Introvert', 'Ambivert', 'Neutral', 'Positive' and 'Negative'. Lexicon-based sentiment analysis was also completed to assess levels of valence, arousal and dominance in each description. Results indicate a complex set of inter-associations among methodological approaches to measuring attitudes toward solitude. However, across all three methodologies, emerging adults displayed more positive views of solitude than adolescents.
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