Loneliness: Theory, Research and Applications

Foreword - Letitia Anne Peplau Preface - Mohammadreza Hojat and Rick Crandall PART ONE: THE PRESENT STATE OF LONELINESS THEORY AND RESEARCH Reflections on the Present State of Loneliness Research - Robert S Weiss Further Reflections on the Present State of Loneliness Research - Daniel Perlman Research and Theory on Loneliness - Warren H Jones A Response to Weiss's Reflections Models and Methods in Loneliness Research - Raymond F Paloutzian and Aris S Janigian Their Status and Direction Further Reflections on Loneliness Research - Norman R Schultz Jr and De Wayne Moore Commentary of Weiss's Assessment of Loneliness Research Loneliness - Linda A Wood Physiological or Linguistic Analysis?
Past the Reflection and Through the Looking Glass - Peter Suedfeld Extending Loneliness Research SECTION TWO DEVELOPMENTAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF LONELINESS The Revelation of Loneliness - Daniel Perlman and Purushottam Joshi Self-Disclosure as a Marketable Commodity - Helen L Wintrob A Psychodynamic View of Loneliness and Mother-Child Relationships - Mohammadreza Hojat A Review of Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Findings Being Lonely, Falling In Love - Phillip Shaver and Cindy Hazan Perspectives from Attachment Theory Parental Intrusion Versus Social Isolation - Lars Andersson, Larry C Mullins, and D Paul Johnson A Dichotomous View of the Sources of Loneliness Socioemotional Bonding and Neurobiochemistry - Mohammadreza Hojat and Wolfgang H Vogel PART THREE: ATTRIBUTIONAL MODELS OF LONELINESS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS Loneliness and Social Support - Warren H Jones and Terri L Moore The Relationship of Interpersonal Competence and Skills to Reported Loneliness Across Time - Brian H Spritzberg and H Thomas Hurt The Relationships of Differential Loneliness, Intimacy, and Characterological Attributional Style to Duration of Loneliness - Mary Ann Snodgrass Need for Uniqueness Correlates of Loneliness and Social Interest - Charles E Joubert The Partner as Source of Social Support in Problem and Non-Problem Situations - Jenny de Jong-Gierveld and Theo van Tilburg Loneliness and Perceptions of Control - Cecilia H Solano General Traits Versus Specific Attributions SECTION FOUR LONELINESS AMONG THE ELDERLY Loneliness Among the Elderly - De Wayne Moore and Norman R Schultz Jr The Role of Perceived Responsibility and Control Loneliness of the Elderly - Larry C Mullins, D Paul Johnson and Lars Andersson The Impact of Family and Friends PART FIVE: CLINICAL RESEARCH, THERAPY, AND APPLICATIONS The Experience of Loneliness Among Schizophrenic and Normal Persons - Lawrence H Gerstein, Harry D Bates and Morey Reindl Serving the Vulnerable - Ron L Evans and C Mary Dingus Models for Treatment of Loneliness Measuring the Emotional/Social Aspects of Loneliness and Isolation - Harry Vincenzi and Fran Grabosky Epilogue - Mohammadreza Hojat and Rick Crandall Selected Bibliography on Loneliness - Reza Shapurian and Mohammadreza Hojat