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dc.contributor.advisorVernberg, Eric M
dc.contributor.authorWilcox, Lisette Blumenthal
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-13T02:04:04Z
dc.date.available2011-11-13T02:04:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-31
dc.date.submitted2011
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11671
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/8399
dc.description.abstractResidential relocation is a stressful event associated with negative impacts on adolescent's friendships; however, this is may be temporary. The current study categorized adolescent-identified benefits and struggles of moving and examined reports of loneliness in 136 relocated adolescents (ages 12-14) at three time points over the year following moving. Results of benefits and struggles coding indicate that adolescents tend to identify the same aspects of moving as both benefits and struggles, most commonly making new friends, and these benefits and struggles are largely consistent over time. Results of cluster analyses using self-reported loneliness indicate two groups of relocated adolescents: those with higher and those with lower levels of post-move loneliness. Feelings of loneliness declined over the course of the year for both groups. Comparison of benefits and struggles for adolescents in high and low loneliness groups indicated few differences in these perceptions. Implications for parents, teachers, and clinicians are discussed.
dc.format.extent43 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
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dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subjectDevelopmental psychology
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectAdolescent development
dc.subjectCategorical data
dc.subjectCluster analysis
dc.subjectFriendship
dc.subjectHuman migration
dc.subjectLoneliness
dc.titlePerspectives About Relocation and Loneliness in Residentially Mobile Adolescents
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberRoberts, Michael C.
dc.contributor.cmtememberSteele, Ric G.
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplinePsychology
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7643318
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