Although solitude is a common experience in daily life, empirical research on its effects is
scarce and challenging to interpret. Here, we propose a methodological framework to study …

Older adults are more likely to live alone and engage in solitary activities than young adults,
leading to decrement in their well‐being. However, researchers have discovered beneficial …

Two literatures argue that time alone is harmful (ie, isolation) and valuable (ie, positive
solitude). We explored whether people benefit from a balance between their daily solitude …

What does it mean to be in solitude? Researchers building this nascent field are learning
much about the potential affordances of solitude, but lack an agreed-upon definition or set of …

People are often advised to engage in social contact to cope with the experience of
loneliness and improve well-being. But are the moments of loneliness actually more …

The slim but growing literature on solitude relies heavily on survey and experimental
designs but lacks a substantive understanding of the lived experiences of time spent alone …

Recent evidence suggests that older adults experience momentary states of spending time
alone (ie, solitude) less negatively than younger adults. The current research explores the …

The construct of solitude skills suggests that successfully navigating the domain of solitude
may require specific psychological resources, but this theoretical possibility has not yet been …

The current set of studies was aimed at examining the theoretical basis, development
process, and psychometric properties of a new scale for measuring positive solitude (PS) …

Solitude–the state of being alone and not physically with another–can be rewarding. The
present research explored the potential benefits of solitude from a pragmatist approach: a …