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First published 2019-3

Psychometric properties of the Motivation for Solitude Scale–Short Form in a sample of South African adolescents

Esmarilda S Dankaert, Tharina Guse, Casper JJ van Zyl

South African Journal of Psychology

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First published 2023-4

Happy Alone? Motivational Profiles of Solitude and Well-Being Among Senior Living Residents

Jennifer L. Smith, Virginia Thomas, Margarita Azmitia

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development

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First published 2026

Attachment orientations predicting loneliness: The role of self-determined and non-self-determined solitude

Samantha G. O’Brien, Daniel J. Brown, Ashleigh B. Bryant [...]

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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First published 2025-6

Examining Links Between Motivations for Social Withdrawal,Time Spent Alone,and Indices of Internalizing Problems in Childhood and Early Adolescence

Stefania Sette, Matilde Brunetti, Giulia Pecora [...]

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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First published 2022-11

Alone with my phone? Examining beliefs about solitude and technology use in adolescence

Robert J. Coplan, Alicia McVarnock, Will E. Hipson [...]

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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First published 2018-1

Solitude as an Approach to Affective Self-Regulation

Thuy-vy T. Nguyen, Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2025-11

Full or Empty: Examining Perceptions and Implications of Solitude as a Psychological Space

Virginia Thomas, Steven Broussard

Journal of Adolescent Research

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First published 2023-6

The Psychological Affordances of Solitude in Emerging Adulthood

Virginia Thomas

Emerging Adulthood

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First published 2022-11

Solitude and affect during emerging adulthood: When,and for whom,spending time alone is related to positive and negative affect during social interactions

Hope I. White, Julie C. Bowker, Ryan E. Adams [...]

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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First published 2004-09

Are children able to distinguish among the concepts of aloneness,loneliness,and solitude?

Evangelia Galanaki

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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