High levels of loneliness are prominent in teenagers ranging from ages 14–19. The 4-week Self-Care program, offered by the Heartfulness Institute, is designed to develop social–emotional skills and self-observation. This study examined the impact of the Self-Care program on loneliness in high school students in the United States in a randomized, wait-list control trial with baseline and postintervention assessments. High school participants, aged 14–19, were randomized into a control-wait-listed group (n = 54) and a Heartfulness group (n = 54). Both the groups completed the intervention and the presurveys and postsurveys online, assessing their loneliness with the UCLA Loneliness Scale. The initial analysis noted the baseline equivalence of the data. A repeated measures ANOVA found a significant time * group interaction, with a significant decrease in loneliness reported in the Heartfulness Intervention group but no significant pre–post difference in the control group. In summary, the short online intervention program consisting of self-care tools decreased loneliness scores in the participants. This study opens up a new valley of possibilities, apart from existing research, and demonstrates that the online intervention used might be helpful to decrease loneliness levels in teens.

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满心计划对高中生孤独感的影响：随机调查研究

高度孤独感在 14 至 19 岁的青少年中很突出。Heartfulness Institute 提供的为期 4 周的自我护理计划旨在培养社交情感技能和自我观察能力。本研究通过基线和干预后评估的随机、等候名单对照试验，检验了自我护理计划对美国高中生孤独感的影响。年龄在 14-19 岁的高中参与者被随机分配到一个对照等待组（n  = 54）和一个 Heartfulness 组（n = 54). 两组都完成了在线干预以及预调查和后调查，并使用加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表评估他们的孤独感。初步分析指出了数据的基线等价性。重复测量方差分析发现显着的时间 * 组相互作用，满心干预组报告的孤独感显着减少，但对照组没有显着的前后差异。总之，由自我保健工具组成的简短在线干预计划降低了参与者的孤独感分数。除了现有研究之外，这项研究开辟了一个新的可能性谷，并表明所使用的在线干预可能有助于降低青少年的孤独感。