Originally presented as the author's thesis, Leipzig, 1963. / Bibliography: p. 125-[137].

Au Chung-yan. / Thesis submitted in: Dec 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-68). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES --- p.vi / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Significance of Dimension Development --- p.2 / Dimension Development in Western Cultures --- p.3 / Dimension Development in the Chinese Culture --- p.10 / STUDY 1 --- p.12 / METHOD FOR STUDY 1 --- p.12 / Participants --- p.12 / Procedure --- p.13 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSION FOR STUDY 1 --- p.13 / STUDY 2 --- p.16 / METHOD FOR STUDY 2 --- p.17 / Participants --- p.17 / Measure --- p.17 / Procedure --- p.18 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSION FOR STUDY 2 --- p.18 / STUDY 3 --- p.20 / METHOD FOR STUDY 3 --- p.26 / Participants --- p.26 / Child-rated Measures --- p.26 / Teacher-rated Measures --- p.29 / Procedure --- p.29 / RESULTS FOR STUDY 3 --- p.30 / Factor Analyses of Self-reported Social Withdrawal Questionnaire --- p.30 / "Relations between Unsociable Withdrawal, Anxious Withdrawal, Isolated Withdrawal, Avoidant Withdrawal and Children's Social, Psychological and Cognitive Characteristics" --- p.39 / "Predictors of Unsociable Withdrawal, Anxious Withdrawal, Isolated Withdrawal and Avoidant Withdrawal" --- p.43 / Gender and Grade Differences in Social Withdrawal Factors --- p.45 / SUMMARY FOR STUDY 3 --- p.47 / GENERAL DISCUSSION --- p.48 / Social Withdrawal Dimensions --- p.48 / Comparisons among Social Withdrawal Dimensions --- p.57 / Implications of Present Findings --- p.59 / Direction for Future Research --- p.61 / Conclusion --- p.62 / REFERENCES --- p.63 / APPENDIX A: Descriptions of the Social Withdrawal Dimensions used in Study2 --- p.69 / APPENDIX B: Self-Rated Items of the Social Withdrawal Dimensions used in Study 3 --- p.70 / APPENDIX C: Appendix C: Items used to measure Children's Perceived Self-Competence --- p.72 / APPENDIX D: Items used to measure Children's Social Anxiety --- p.73 / APPENDIX E: Items used to measure Children's Fear --- p.74 / APPENDIX F: Peer Nominated Items used to measure Children's Aggressiveness --- p.75

L'objectif de cette étude consiste à synthétiser les figures de solitaires chez Albert Camus. Ses personnages, ainsi que l'auteur, se tiennent souvent à distance d'autrui et s'enferment dans un espace clos. En comparant ces personnages solitaires aux images que Camus nous présente à propos de la création, nous montrons, dans un premier temps, que la solitude concerne les racines de son activité créatrice et la naissance de la narration dans son œuvre. Malgré leur nécessité de solitude, ses personnages espèrent, en même temps, établir un contact humain. Il est possible de trouver, dans leur dilemme, les deux aspects de la solitude : l'aspect fermé et oppressif qui les conduit littéralement à l'isolement, et l'aspect ouvert et libérateur qui leur sert à prendre conscience de l'existence d'autres solitaires et à former une collectivité. Chez Camus, ce sont les artistes qui jouent un rôle de pont, permettant ainsi que les solitaires agissent pour la solidarité. En portant notre attention sur ces deux aspects, nous cherchons ensuite l'existence d'une nouvelle relation entre la solitude et la solidarité, et réfléchissons également sur la communauté qui unit les solitaires chez Camus. Nous analysons enfin « la pensée de midi » qu'il atteint après de longues considérations sur l'absurde et la révolte, du point de vue des attitudes que les solitaires ont en face de diverses frontières. / The purpose of this study consists in synthesizing the figures of solitaires in Albert Camus. His characters, as well as the author, often distance themselves from others and confine themselves to a closed space. By comparing these characters with images which Camus have about the creation, we try to show, at first, that the solitude concerns the roots of his creative activity and the birth of the narration in his works. Despite their need for solitude, Camus’s characters hope to establish human contact at the same time. It is possible to find, in their dilemma, the two aspects of the solitude : the closed and oppressive aspect which literally leads them to isolation, and the open and liberating one which help them to be conscious of other solitaires and to form a community. And in his works, it is artists that act as a mediator, allowing solitaires to act for solidarity. By looking at these two aspects, we try to find a new relationship between the solitude and the solidarity, and also think about Camus’s community which bring solitaires closer to each other. We finally analyze “The thought on Midday” which he reaches after long considerations of the Absurd and the Rebellion, from a point of view of attitudes when solitaires face different frontiers.

Thèse--Lettres--Paris III, 1980. / Bibliogr. p. 357-368. Index.

Tesis--Filol.--Madrid--Universidad complutense, 1982. / Contient des textes inédits de Josefina Plá.

Texte remanié de: Th. Ph. D.--Philadelphia (Pa.)--Temple university, 1993.

Project report (D. Min.)--George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, 2004. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Marriage, Family, and Human Development, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-75).

Project report (D. Min.)--George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, 2004. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of St Andrews, August 2009.