Slobodchikov, I. M. Personal loneliness: nature, structure, content and mechanism of development

Abstract: Abstract: the article is devoted to analyzing the feeling of loneliness as one of the mechanisms of personal development. The analysis is based on the fact of that such specific intrapersonal experience is essential since it contributes to the personal maturity. The author described the main theories, hypotheses and conceptions of loneliness both by foreign and Russian scientists. The article consists of six parts each of which enlightens this or that aspect of the author’s conception of experiencing loneliness.

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