Dr Thuy-Vy Nguyen thuy-vy.nguyen@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Embracing me-time: Motivation for solitude during transition to college
Nguyen, Thuy-vy T.; Werner, Kaitlyn M.; Soenens, Bart
Authors
Kaitlyn M. Werner
Bart Soenens
Abstract
The present research examined the role of university students’ motivation for spending time alone in their adjustment to college life, as well as the parenting correlates of students’ healthy motivation for solitude. Two studies were conducted on first-year college students in the United States (n = 147) and Canada (n = 223). In Study 1, data was collected at three different time points, separated by two-week intervals. In Study 2, data was collected at two different time points, separated by a month. The results revealed that, for those who reported perceiving lower social belonging, approaching solitary time for autonomous reasons was linked to greater self-esteem (Study 1), and greater sense of relatedness to others and lower loneliness (Study 2). These findings suggest that endorsing a healthy motivation for solitude is not necessarily indicative of social ill-being. Additionally, students’ autonomous motivation for spending time alone was associated with having parents that are autonomy supportive and that promote a sense of independence.
Citation
Nguyen, T. T., Werner, K. M., & Soenens, B. (2019). Embracing me-time: Motivation for solitude during transition to college. Motivation and Emotion, 43(4), 571-591. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09759-9
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Mar 1, 2019 |
Publication Date | Aug 31, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 1, 2020 |
Journal | Motivation and Emotion |
Print ISSN | 0146-7239 |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-6644 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 571-591 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09759-9 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1284684 |
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Motivation and Emotion. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09759-9
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