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Abstract
There is scant research on professional youth workers’ perspectives on adolescents and young adults’ involuntary loneliness, although they can support young people’s well-being. The aim was to explore professional youth workers’ views on involuntary loneliness and its alleviation among adolescents and young adults (ages 18-29). A qualitative exploratory design, three focus group interviews and one individual interview, a total of fifteen professional youth workers. Three main categories (Characteristic features of involuntary loneliness among adolescents and young adults, Risk factors for involuntary loneliness among adolescents and young adults, Strategies for alleviating or reducing involuntary loneliness among adolescents and young adults) and fourteen subcategories emerged. Involuntary loneliness has changed and often exists alongside other mental health issues. Several risk factors exist but even different strategies whereby it can be reduced or alleviated. Exploration of which strategies effectively target involuntary loneliness among adolescents and young adults should be undertaken in future research.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2387792 |
| Journal | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2024 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This work was supported by the H\u00F6gskolestiftelsen i \u00D6sterbotten, Svensk-\u00D6sterbottniska samfundet, Stiftelsen Brita Maria Renlunds Minne sr and Aktiastiftelsen i Vasa. The authors would like to thank the participants in this study.
Keywords
- adolescents
- involuntary loneliness
- loneliness
- young adults
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Loneliness and well-being amongst adolescents and young people
Hemberg, J. (Principal Investigator), Nyman-Kurkiala, P. (Principal Investigator), Korzhina, Y. (Principal Investigator), Sundqvist, A. (Co-Investigator), Käcko, E. (Co-Investigator), Ikonen, K. (Co-Investigator), Gylfe, S. (Co-Investigator), Groundstroem, H. (Co-Investigator), Hästbacka, M. (Co-Investigator), Östman, L. (Co-Investigator) & Nyström, L. (Co-Investigator)
Högskolestiftelsen i Österbotten, Stiftelsen Brita Maria Renlunds minne
01/01/20 → 31/05/25
Project: Foundation