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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"affinity for aloneness"”.
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A Longitudinal Person-Centered Examination of Affinity for Aloneness Among Children and Adolescents
Affinity for aloneness (AFA; a tendency to enjoy time spent alone) among children and adolescents often has been viewed as negative, even though research on AFA among these age groups is scarce. Moreover, researchers have not accounted for the role that social anxiety (SA) might play in enjoying …
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Affinity for Aloneness and Shyness in Childhood and Adolescence: Differential Longitudinal Associations with Socio-emotional Adjustment
Affinity for aloneness (AFA), a tendency to prefer to spend more time alone rather than with others, is assumed to be driven by low social interest rather than by social fears. This is unlike shyness, which is underpinned by a conflict between high social interest and pervasive social apprehension …