Affinity for aloneness (i.e., an enjoyment of solitude) has been associated with negative adjustment, but it may depend on whether solitude is motivated by social anxiety. Thus, the current study investigated differences in affinity for aloneness in late adolescents and emerging adults while controlling for social anxiety. In a sample of late adolescents (N = 739, M_age = 16 years) and a sample of emerging adults (N = 600, M_age = 25 years), four groups were identified (an Affinity for Aloneness group that was not socially anxious, a Low group that scored low on affinity for aloneness and social anxiety, and two socially anxious groups). The prevalence of the Affinity for Aloneness group was high, and negative adjustment only predicted the likelihood of being in the socially anxious groups. Thus, negative adjustment appears to be linked to social anxiety rather than affinity for aloneness, providing evidence that it is necessary to account for social anxiety when studying affinity for aloneness to avoid over-pathologizing solitude.

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对青春期后期和成年后的孤独感的潜在等级检查

对独处的亲和力（即享受独处）与消极调整有关，但这可能取决于独处是否是由社交焦虑引起的。因此，目前的研究调查了晚期青少年和新兴成年人在控制社交焦虑的同时对独处的亲和力的差异。在青少年晚期样本（N  = 739，M_年龄 = 16 岁）和新兴成年人样本（N  = 600，M_年龄 = 25 年），确定了四个组（一个没有社交焦虑的孤独亲和力组，一个对孤独和社交焦虑的亲和力得分低的低组，以及两个社交焦虑组）。Affinity for Aloneness 组的患病率很高，负调整只能预测处于社交焦虑组的可能性。因此，消极调整似乎与社交焦虑有关，而不是与孤独的亲和力有关，这提供了证据表明，在研究孤独的亲和力时有必要考虑社交焦虑，以避免过度病态的孤独。