Introduction As individuals enter adolescence, their preference for solitude (PFS) increases with age, which may be a result of balancing the need social affiliation and autonomy independence. These needs are shaped by social-cultural contexts, thus growth rate PFS differ across contexts.This study examined to what extent developmental trajectory differed between urban rural Chinese adolescents...

Sitting alone with one’s thoughts could foster a sense of rest and relaxation, yet many find this activity difficult. In two preregistered experiments (Study 1: n = 266, Study 2: 369), we focused on autonomy-supportive controlling framings solitude as drivers motivation for solitude, positive experiences such enjoyment negative frustration boredom, like worries rumination. 1, found support one ...