The Relationship between the Subjective Feeling of Loneliness and Victim Behavior in Adolescence

The article examines the teenage period of development with its age-related crises and characteristics. Specific problems of adolescence are identified: the problem of loneliness and victimized behavior. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the subjective feeling of loneliness and victim behavior in adolescence. The phenomenon of loneliness is characterized as a multifaceted complex construct, and the features of the experience of loneliness in adolescence are revealed. Analyzing the connection between the types of experiences of loneliness and personal characteristics and behavioral manifestations in adolescence. Particular attention is paid to victim behavior. To confirm the hypothesis about the relationship between the subjective feeling of loneliness and victim behavior in adolescence, an empirical study was conducted in which 40 adolescents aged 15–16 years, 8th–9th grade students, took part. The results of the study confirm that the phenomena of propensity to victimized behavior and loneliness in adolescence are interrelated.