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The Relationship between Father-Love Absence and Loneliness: Based on the Perspective of the Social Functionalist Theory and the Social Needs Theory

Yaping Zhou^1,2,5,#, He Zhong^3,#, Xiaojun Li^4,*, Yanhui Xiang^1,2,5,*

1 Moral Culture Research Center of Hunan Normal University, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
2 Research Center for Mental Health Education of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410081, China
3 Beijing Huijia Private School, Beijing, 102200, China
4 Tao Xingzhi Research Institute, Nanjing Xiao Zhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, China
5 Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China

* Corresponding Authors: Xiaojun Li. Email: ; Yanhui Xiang. Email: