The handbook of solitude : psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone / edited by Robert J. Coplan and Julie C. Bowker.

Solitude

Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.

xviii, 588 pages : black and white illustrations, charts ; 26 cm

Part I: Theoretical Perspectives -- 1. All Alone: Multople Perspectives on the Study of Solitude / Robert J. Coplan and Julie C. Bowker -- 2. Studying Withdrawal and Isolation in the Peer Group / William M. Bukowski and Marie-Helene Veronneau -- 3. An Attachment Perspective on Loneliness / Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver -- 4. Shyness and the Electrical Activity of the Brain / Louis A. Schmidt and Vladimir Miskovic -- 5. The Origins of Solitude : Psychoanalytic Perspectices / Evangelia Galanaki -- 6. Experiences of Solitude : Issues of Assessment, Theory, and Culture / James R. Averill and Louise Sundararajan -- Part II: Solitude Across the Lifespan -- 7. The Causes and Consequences of "Playing Alone" in Childhood / Robert J. Coplan and Laura Ooi -- 8. Peer Rejection in Childhood : Social Groups, Rejection Sensitivity, and Solitude / Drew Nesdale and Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck -- 9. Affinity for Aloneness in Adolescence and Preference for Solitude in Childhood : Linking Two Research Traditions / Luc Goossens -- 10. Social Withdrawal during Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood / Julie C. Bowker, Larry J. Nelson, Andrea Markovic and and Stephanie Luster -- 11. Introversion, Solitude, and Subjective Well-Being / John M. Zelenski, Karin Sobocko and and Deanna C. Whelan -- 12. Social Approach and Avoidance Motivations / Jana Nikitin and Simone Schoch -- 13. Ostracism and Solitude / Eric D. Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams, Dongning Ren and Andrew H. Hales -- 14. Social Isolation among Older People / Elaine Wethington and Karl Pillemer.

Part III: Solitude Across Contexts -- 15. Anxious Solitude at School / Heidi Gazelle and Madelynn Druhen Shell -- 16. Loneliness and Belongingness in the College Years / Steven R. Asher and Molly Stroud Weeks -- 17. Single in a Society Preoccupied with Couples / Bella DePaulo -- 18. Loneliness and Internet Use / Yair Amichai-Hamburger and Barry H. Schneider -- 19. Mindfulness Meditation : Seeking Solitude in Community / Paul Salmon and Susan Matarese -- 20. The Restorative Qualities of Being Alone with Nature / Kalevi Korpela and Henk Staats -- Part IV: Clinical Perspectives -- 21. Social Anhedonia and Solitude / Thomas R. Kwapil, Paul J. Silvia and Neus Barrantes-Vidal -- 22. Social Anxiety Disorder and Emotional Solitude / Lynn E. Alden and Karen W. Auyeung -- 23. Loneliness and Social Isolation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Connie Kasari and Lindsey Sterling -- 24. Solitude and Personality Disorders / Kevin B. Meehan, Kenneth N. Levy, Christina M. Temes and Jonathan J. Detrixhe -- 25 The Intersection of Culture and Solitude : The Hikikomori Phenomenon in Japan / Alan R. Teo, Kyle W. Stufflebam and Takahiro A. Kato.

Part V: Disciplinary Perspectives -- 26. A View from Biology : Playing Alone and with Others : A Lesson from Animals / Elisabetta Palagi -- 27. A View from Anthropology : Anomie and Urban Solitude / Leo Coleman -- 28. A View from Sociology : The Role of Solitude in Transcending Social Crises -- New Possibilities for Existential Sociology / Jack Fong -- 29. A View from Computer Science : From Solitude to Ambient Sociability -- Redefining the Social and Psychological Aspects of Isolation in Online Games / Nicolas Ducheneaut and Nicholas Yee -- 30. A View from Political Theory : Desire, Subjectivity, and Pseude-Solitude / Matthew H. Bowker -- 31. A View from Religious Studies : Solitude and Spirituality / John D. Barbour.

Includes bibliographical references and index.