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. 2025 Nov 5;19:120. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00980-8

Table 6.

Relationship between loneliness and playing alone

Area of Loneliness Playing alone U Mann Whitney
Yes No
Me IQR Me IQR
Peer Rejection 12.00 6 10.00 4 Z = 2.64, p= 0.008**
Family Deficits 14.00 12 10.50 10 Z = 1.97, p= 0.048*
Personal Inadequacy 17.00 7 14.50 7 Z = 2.07, p= 0.038*
Significant Separation 15.50 7 12.00 5 Z = 2.74, p= 0.006**

* Statistically significant, ** High statistical significance, Me = Median, IQR = Interquartile range

Results that met statistical significance were highlighted in bold within the tables