Abstract
In recent years, there has been an urgent need to address the issue of loneliness and isolation. For children in Japan,
loneliness is a familiar emotion and has been pointed out to be related to psychosocial maladjustment. Therefore, the
purpose of this paper is to survey domestic studies on loneliness targeting pupils and to discuss issues in loneliness re
search. As a result, the following research findings were identified: characteristics and measurement of loneliness in
childhood, loneliness and interpersonal characteristics, loneliness and social skills, loneliness and cognitive character
istics, coping with loneliness, and loneliness among children with special needs. Finally, the remaining issues and fu
ture prospects for research on loneliness among children in Japan are discussed.
