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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
DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.39.3.472
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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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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
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0
Citations by year
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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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