Factor analysis of the revised UCLA loneliness scale |
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Authors: | Benedict T McWhirter |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Psychology in Education, Arizona State University, 85287 Tempe, Arizona |
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Abstract: | The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA) is described and used as a unidimensional measure of loneliness; conceptualizing
and assessing loneliness as a unitary, global experience. The present study suggests that the R-UCLA is a multidimensional
measure of loneliness that assesses more than one construct of the loneliness experience. Results of principal axis factor
analysis suggest that the R-UCLA measures three dimensions of loneliness: loneliness related to (a) “intimate others,” (b)
“social others,” and (c) the “affiliative environment.” These findings may affect the utilization of the R-UCLA in future
assessment, research, and intervention. These implications are discussed.
This article is based on the author’s master’s thesis, submitted for the Master of Counseling degree at Arizona State University.
This research was supported by a grant from the Arizona State University Graduate Student Association Research Development
Program. |
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