The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: concurrent and discriminant validity evidence

Russell, Dan; Peplau, Letitia A.; Cutrona, Carolyn E.

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.39.3.472

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The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: concurrent and discriminant validity evidence

Russell, Dan, Peplau, Letitia A., Cutrona, Carolyn E.·1980·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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The development of an adequate assessment instrument is a necessary prerequisite for social psychological research on loneliness. Two studies provide methodological refinement in the measurement of loneliness. Study 1 presents a revised version of the self-report UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale, designed to counter the possible effects of response bias in the original scale, and reports concurrent validity evidence for the revised measure. Study 2 demonstrates that although loneliness is correlated with measures of negative affect, social risk taking, and affiliative tendencies, it is nonetheless a distinct psychological experience.

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The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale was tested among 237 individuals and demonstrated good reliability (Alpha = 0.94).
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The internal consistency (Cronbach α at baseline) of the UCLA Loneliness Scale in this study was 0.89.
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Authors: Russell, D., Peplau, L. A., & Cutrona, C. E.
ORCID: Cutrona, Carolyn E.
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1980-09
Volume: 39
Issue: 3
Pages: 472-480
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.39.3.472
OpenAlex: W4243663932
Cited by: 5,173
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 308 · 2025: 361 · 2024: 352 · 2023: 371 · 2022: 355 · 2021: 381 · 2020: 274 · 2019: 209 · 2018: 159 · 2017: 172 · 2016: 161 · 2015: 169 · 2014: 148 · 2013: 134 · 2012: 128
FWCI: 17.94
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords: UCLA Loneliness Scale, loneliness, psychometric validation, concurrent validity, discriminant validity, scale revision
MeSH terms: Anxiety, Depression, Female, Humans, Loneliness, Male, Psychological Tests, Social Isolation

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