This study examined the moderating effects of parent-child,same-sex,opposite-sex and teacher-student relation-ships between sibling status and loneliness during COVID-19.A total of 1,591 adolescents in China completed...This study examined the moderating effects of parent-child,same-sex,opposite-sex and teacher-student relation-ships between sibling status and loneliness during COVID-19.A total of 1,591 adolescents in China completed the study questionnaires which assessed the aforementioned variables.The results showed that same-sex and teacher-student relationships moderated the association between sibling status and loneliness.The results indicated that among participants with good same-sex relationships during COVID-19,compared to non-only-children parti-cipants,the only-children participants were more likely to experience a lower level of loneliness.However,parti-cipants with poor same-sex relationships experienced similar level of loneliness regardless of whether they had siblings.Thesefindings would be helpful for parents,teachers,and other stakeholders to take effective measures to reduce loneliness feelings among Chinese adolescents.展开更多
基金supported by Key Laboratory of Ethnic Languages and Information Technology of Ministry of Education of China,Northwest Minzu University,Lanzhou,Gansu,730030,China(KFKT202013,KFKT202016,KFKT202012,and 1001161310)The Young Doctor Foundation of Higher Education in Gansu Province“Research on the educational effect mechanism of the socialist core value‘unity of knowing and doing’of college students for nationalities in the new era”(No.2021QB-071)The 14th Five-Year Planning Project of Education Science in Gansu Province 2021“A study on the core behavior of patriotism of children in the new era”.Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities“Research on influencing factors of online education in post-epidemic era”(No.31920210125).
文摘This study examined the moderating effects of parent-child,same-sex,opposite-sex and teacher-student relation-ships between sibling status and loneliness during COVID-19.A total of 1,591 adolescents in China completed the study questionnaires which assessed the aforementioned variables.The results showed that same-sex and teacher-student relationships moderated the association between sibling status and loneliness.The results indicated that among participants with good same-sex relationships during COVID-19,compared to non-only-children parti-cipants,the only-children participants were more likely to experience a lower level of loneliness.However,parti-cipants with poor same-sex relationships experienced similar level of loneliness regardless of whether they had siblings.Thesefindings would be helpful for parents,teachers,and other stakeholders to take effective measures to reduce loneliness feelings among Chinese adolescents.
