Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65

Goals: The UCLA LS-R is the most extensively used scale to assess loneliness. However, few studies examine the scale's use on older individuals. The goal of the study is to analyse the suitability of the scale´s structure for assessing older individuals. Method: The UCLA LS-R scale was administ...

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Autores: Ausín Benito, Berta, Muñoz López, Manuel, Martín, Teresa, Pérez Santos, María Eloísa, Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98925
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Palabra clave:Loneliness
UCLA LS-R
Factor structure
Older individuals
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
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spelling Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65Ausín Benito, BertaMuñoz López, ManuelMartín, TeresaPérez Santos, María EloísaCastellanos López, Miguel ÁngelLonelinessUCLA LS-RFactor structureOlder individualsPsicología (Psicología)61 PsicologíaGoals: The UCLA LS-R is the most extensively used scale to assess loneliness. However, few studies examine the scale's use on older individuals. The goal of the study is to analyse the suitability of the scale´s structure for assessing older individuals. Method: The UCLA LS-R scale was administered to a random sample of 409 community-dwelling residents of Madrid (53% women) aged 65-84 years (obtained from the MentDis_ICF65+ study). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the UCLA LS-R. Results: The internal consistency of the scale obtained a Cronbach's alpha of .85. All the analysed models of factor structure of the UCLA LS-R achieved a fairly good fit and RMSEA values over .80. The models that best fit the empirical data are those of Hojat (1982) and Borges et al. (2008). Conclusion: The data suggest an equivalent effectiveness of UCLA LS-R in adults under 65 and over 65, which may indicate a similar structure of the loneliness construct in both populations. This outcome is consistent with the idea that loneliness has two dimensions: emotional loneliness and social loneliness. The use of short measures that are easy to apply and interpret should help primary care professionals identify loneliness problems in older individuals sooner and more accurately.Taylor & Francis OnlineUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20182018-01-0820182018-01-08journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98925reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/989252026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
title Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
spellingShingle Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
Ausín Benito, Berta
Loneliness
UCLA LS-R
Factor structure
Older individuals
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
title_short Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
title_full Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
title_fullStr Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
title_full_unstemmed Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
title_sort Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA LS-R) in individuals over 65
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ausín Benito, Berta
Muñoz López, Manuel
Martín, Teresa
Pérez Santos, María Eloísa
Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
author Ausín Benito, Berta
author_facet Ausín Benito, Berta
Muñoz López, Manuel
Martín, Teresa
Pérez Santos, María Eloísa
Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
author_role author
author2 Muñoz López, Manuel
Martín, Teresa
Pérez Santos, María Eloísa
Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
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author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Taylor & Francis Online
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Loneliness
UCLA LS-R
Factor structure
Older individuals
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
topic Loneliness
UCLA LS-R
Factor structure
Older individuals
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
description Goals: The UCLA LS-R is the most extensively used scale to assess loneliness. However, few studies examine the scale's use on older individuals. The goal of the study is to analyse the suitability of the scale´s structure for assessing older individuals. Method: The UCLA LS-R scale was administered to a random sample of 409 community-dwelling residents of Madrid (53% women) aged 65-84 years (obtained from the MentDis_ICF65+ study). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the UCLA LS-R. Results: The internal consistency of the scale obtained a Cronbach's alpha of .85. All the analysed models of factor structure of the UCLA LS-R achieved a fairly good fit and RMSEA values over .80. The models that best fit the empirical data are those of Hojat (1982) and Borges et al. (2008). Conclusion: The data suggest an equivalent effectiveness of UCLA LS-R in adults under 65 and over 65, which may indicate a similar structure of the loneliness construct in both populations. This outcome is consistent with the idea that loneliness has two dimensions: emotional loneliness and social loneliness. The use of short measures that are easy to apply and interpret should help primary care professionals identify loneliness problems in older individuals sooner and more accurately.
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