• Title of article

    Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction among Preschool Children

  • Author/Authors

    Suresh Kumar N Vellymalay، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    167
  • To page
    174
  • Abstract
    This study aimed to identify the feeling of loneliness and social dissatisfaction among the children in preschool. About 36 children of a private kindergarten have been chosen as respondents for this study. The study uses structured interview to gather data from the respondents regarding their self reported feelings on loneliness and social dissatisfaction at their school. The result shows that a considerable number of children expressed their feeling of loneliness and social dissatisfaction at school. The present study also found moderate but positive relationship between children’s level of education and the self reported feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction.
  • Keywords
    Loneliness , Social interaction , preschool , social dissatisfaction
  • Journal title
    Canadian Social Science
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Canadian Social Science
  • Record number

    656459