Adaptation of the Bulgarian Version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (Short Form) for Adults and Older Adults

Strizhitskaya, Olga; Petrash, Marina D.; Murtazina, Inna R.; Vartanyan, Gayane; Manevsky, Fedor S.; Alexandrova, Nataliya; Babakova, Lilia V.

doi:10.17759/cpp.2020280405

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“…(1) The Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S) for Adults and Older Adults [ 32 ]. The Scale consists of 19 items that are scored from 1 to 5.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Family emotional loneliness [ 32 ] had 7 items and described loneliness related to family interaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Non-family emotional loneliness [ 32 ] consisted of 6 items and addressed loneliness, experienced in non-family background, primarily in relationships with friends.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Loneliness in romantic relationships [ 32 ] consisted of 3 items and focused on the presence or absence of the romantic relationships. This scale described physical absence of romantic relationships.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Romantic emotional loneliness [ 32 ] was based on 3 items and addressed loneliness in existing romantic relationships. This measure expressed experiences when one had a romantic partner but was not satisfied with the emotional feedback from him/her.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Loneliness among Middle-Aged and Older Middle-Aged Adults in Russia (Saint Petersburg) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Loneliness has been considered a major challenge since long before the pandemic. Changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic included modifications in social communications and activities. Thus, it was expected that loneliness would increase during the pandemic. The first studies of loneliness during the pandemic revealed inconsistent results. We hypothesized that physical isolation led to changes in the quality of relationships; thus, loneliness trends could be different from those predicted. For our study we used methods to measure loneliness: the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S) for Adults and Older Adults; the Multidimensional Inventory of Loneliness Experience; and demographic data. Participants were middle-aged and older middle-aged adults (n = 457) aged 35–59 (M = 45.5, SD = 6.88, 35.4% males). Participants came from two studies: Study 1 consisted of 280 participants aged 35–59 (M = 44.8; SD = 6.93; 29.6% males), the study was conducted before the pandemic in late 2019; participants in Study 2 were adults (n = 177) aged 35–59 (M = 46.5; SD = 6.68; 44.6% males), data were collected in the fall of 2020. The results did not confirm increase in loneliness; moreover, participants reported lower scores of loneliness in some domains. Regression analyses showed that general experience of loneliness was predicted by different loneliness characteristics in pre-pandemic and pandemic age groups. We found some similar mechanisms that were activated within different situations. Our results confirmed the complex nature of loneliness, they argue that pandemic effects were not limited to increase in loneliness and that the mechanism of loneliness can adjust to environmental factors.

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“…(1) The Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S) for Adults and Older Adults [ 32 ]. The Scale consists of 19 items that are scored from 1 to 5.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Family emotional loneliness [ 32 ] had 7 items and described loneliness related to family interaction.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Non-family emotional loneliness [ 32 ] consisted of 6 items and addressed loneliness, experienced in non-family background, primarily in relationships with friends.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Loneliness among Middle-Aged and Older Middle-Aged Adults in Russia (Saint Petersburg) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Adaptation of “Sociotropy—Self-Sufficience” Questionnaire for Russian Sample on Middle Adults and Ageing People

Strizhitskaya

Petrash

Murtazina

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Experimental Psychology (Russia)

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Present paper describes that adaptation of a questionnaire on the sociotropy or own assumptions and goals. Paper presents the results of the psychometric validity of the Russian adaptation of the Questionnaire for middle and older adults. Participants were adults aged 35-75 (N=358; M= 49,27; SD = 11,08; 75,5 % — females). Our adaptation was based on a New Zealand version of the “Socitropy/ Autonomy scale” by A. Beck. To check the criterial validity we used “Differential questionnaire of loneliness experiences”, “Social and emotional loneliness scales for middle and older adults”, “Psychological well-being scale by C. Ryff”. The results of the exploratory and confirmatory analysis identified four subscales: “Social non-confidence”, “Dependence on other’s opinion”, “Affiliation” and “Independence”. Psychometric tests proved that all identified scales had internal consistency, and form a general factor. Final confirmatory analysis showed that four scales are comparatively independent. Analysis of the results in age and sex groups showed that the questionnaire maintained its consistency in age groups (middle adulthood, later adulthood, aging) as well as for males and females. Thus, our results revealed that our adaptation could be used on adults and older adults in Russia.

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Hastalarin Hemşi̇reli̇k Bakimini Algilayişi İle Yalnizlik Düzeyleri̇ Arasindaki̇ İli̇şki̇ni̇n İncelenmesi̇

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2024

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Bakım algısı, hastaların aldığı hizmete ve tedavinin sonuçlarına bakışını ifade etmektedir. Yalnızlık durumunda olan hastalar, sosyal ilişkiden yoksun olma, değersiz hissetme, kaygılı, keyifsiz, isteksiz, huzursuz olabilmektedir. Bu araştırma hastanede yatan hastaların hemşirelik bakımını algılayışı ile yalnızlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Dahili ve cerrahi servislerinde araştırmaya dâhil edilme kriterlerine uyan hastalar belirlendi. Belirlenen hastalara araştırma hakkında bilgi verildi. Araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden hastalara hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği, Yalnızlık ölçeği ve sosyo-demografik bilgiler içeren form uygulandı. Hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği puan ortalaması 52.17±12.14 (orta düzeyin üstü), Yalnızlık ölçeği puan ortalaması 59.53±18.36 (orta düzeyin üstü) olduğu saptandı. Hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Yalnızlık ölçeği puan ortalaması arasında negatif yönde orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi. Hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Duygusal Yalnızlık alt boyutu arasında zayıf düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptandı. Hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Sosyal Yalnızlık alt boyutu arasında negatif yönde orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu bulundu. Hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Romantik Duygusal Yalnızlık alt boyutu puan ortalaması arasında negatif yönde çok zayıf düzeyde anlamlı ilişki olduğu saptandı. Hastaların hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Ailesel Duygusal Yalnızlık alt boyutu puan ortalaması arasında negatif yönde orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu bulundu. Bu araştırmanın sonucunda; Hastanın hemşirelik bakım algılayışı ile yalnızlık arasında negatif yönde orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi.

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Adaptation of the Bulgarian Version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (Short Form) for Adults and Older Adults

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Loneliness among Middle-Aged and Older Middle-Aged Adults in Russia (Saint Petersburg) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

Loneliness among Middle-Aged and Older Middle-Aged Adults in Russia (Saint Petersburg) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

Adaptation of “Sociotropy—Self-Sufficience” Questionnaire for Russian Sample on Middle Adults and Ageing People

Hastalarin Hemşi̇reli̇k Bakimini Algilayişi İle Yalnizlik Düzeyleri̇ Arasindaki̇ İli̇şki̇ni̇n İncelenmesi̇

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