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标题：Loneliness of the Blind and the Visually Impaired
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作者：Rokach, Ami ; Berman, David ; Rose, Alison 等
期刊名称：Frontiers in Psychology
电子版ISSN：1664-1078
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
页码：2394
DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2021.641711
出版社：Frontiers Media
摘要：Loneliness has been termed a social epidemic, especially when experienced by people with disabilities. The present study compared the blind and visually impaired with the general population not on the frequency or intensity of their loneliness, but on its qualitative aspects. A 30-item yes/no questionnaire was utilized, and measured the qualitative aspects of loneliness on five subscales: Emotional distress, social inadequacy, Growth and discovery, Social isolation and emotional alienation. As expected, the two populations differed significantly in their scores on four of the five subscales (except emotional alienation), but in the opposite direction of which was expected. The article provides an explanation for these unexpected results.
关键词：Loneliness; Blindness; visually impaired; Alienation; Social Isolation; Visually challenged