Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students

Chia huei Wu; Grace Yao

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003

Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students

Chia huei Wu, Grace Yao^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Human Resource Management

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

113 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1762-1771
Number of pages	10
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	44
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003
Publication status	Published - Jun 2008

Keywords

Loneliness
Psychometric analysis
UCLA Loneliness Scale

Access to Document

10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003

Cite this

@article{2a23724b1d004b10a659457bf7cc1afe,

title = "Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students",

abstract = "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.",

keywords = "Loneliness, Psychometric analysis, UCLA Loneliness Scale",

author = "Wu, {Chia huei} and Grace Yao",

note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by National Science Council (NSC 92-2320-B-002-172). We also acknowledge Cheryl Sheridan for her comments on the manuscript. ",

year = "2008",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003",

language = "English",

volume = "44",

pages = "1762--1771",

journal = "Personality and Individual Differences",

issn = "0191-8869",

publisher = "Elsevier BV",

number = "8",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students

AU - Wu, Chia huei

AU - Yao, Grace

N1 - Funding Information: This study was supported by National Science Council (NSC 92-2320-B-002-172). We also acknowledge Cheryl Sheridan for her comments on the manuscript.

PY - 2008/6

Y1 - 2008/6

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Loneliness

KW - Psychometric analysis

KW - UCLA Loneliness Scale

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=41549107480&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003

DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:41549107480

SN - 0191-8869

VL - 44

SP - 1762

EP - 1771

JO - Personality and Individual Differences

JF - Personality and Individual Differences

IS - 8

ER -

Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this