Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students
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.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2008 Elsevier Ltd |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Management |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003 |
| Date Deposited | 06 Sep 2013 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51734 |
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