Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students |
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| Authors: | Chia-huei Wu Grace Yao |
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| Institution: | aInstitute of Business and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan;bDepartment of Psychology, National Taiwan University, 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | The main purpose of this study was to validate the short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8; Hays & DiMatteo, 1987) in Taiwanese undergraduate students. A total of 130 undergraduate students participated in this study. Participants completed the ULS-8 in addition to measures of life satisfaction, social support, and adult attachment style. Result of confirmatory factor analysis supported the one-factor model of the ULS-8 with adequate values of various fit indices, revealing that the 8 items of the scale were homogeneous for measuring loneliness. In addition, the ULS-8 had a negative relationship with life satisfaction, and social support; and a positive one with anxiety and avoidant attachment tendency. All the findings showed that the ULS-8 was an adequate short-form measure of loneliness. |
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| Keywords: | Loneliness UCLA Loneliness Scale Psychometric analysis |
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