Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) among Palestinian university students

Nazzal, Falastin Ismail; Cruz, Orlanda; Neto, Félix

doi:10.5964/ijpr.v11i2.269

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“…Kim, , 1999bY. Kim et al, 2020;Knight et al, 1988;Kong et al, 2015;Kurina et al, 2011;Lamm & Stephan, 1987;Lee & Cagle, 2017;Lukács et al, 2019;Matthews-Ewald & Zullig, 2013;McWhirter, 1990;Nazzal et al, 2018;Neto, 2014;Niu et al, 2018;Oshagan & Allen, 1992;Park et al, 2019;Penning et al, 2014;Pretorius, 1993;Robinson-Whelen et al, 2016;Russell, 1996;Russell et al, 1980;Dan Russell et al, 1978;Saito et al, 2019;Sancho et al, 2020;Shi et al, 2016;Shorey et al, 2019;Solano, 1980;Stancliffe et al, 2014;Stephan et al, 1988;Steptoe et al, 2004;Sun & Chang, 2021;Velotti et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2001;Wilson et al, 1992;Wittenborn et al, 2020;Wongpakaran et al, 2020;Wu & Yao, 2008;Yu et al, 2020;Zakahi & Duran, 1982;Zarei et al, 2016). The PRISMA flow diagram of the study selection process with reasons for excluding studies is shown in Fig.…”

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“…The structural validity was assessed for all UCLA-LS versions except the original UCLA-20 (Dan Russell et al, 1978;Solano, 1980) and UCLA-5 (Lamm & Stephan, 1987). Based on the confirmatory factor (CFA) and Rasch analyses, high-quality evidence of sufficient structural validity was available for the UCLA-11 (Lee & Cagle, 2017) and UCLA-10 (all sub-versions) (Elphinstone, 2018; Knight et al, 1988;Russell, 1996) on a multidimensional scale (two-factor model) and the UCLA-7 (Allen & Oshagan, 1995;Elphinstone, 2018;Oshagan & Allen, 1992), UCLA-6 (Nazzal et al, 2018;Neto, 2014;Wongpakaran et al, 2020;Wu & Yao, 2008), and UCLA-4 (Elphinstone, 2018) on a unidimensional scale (one-factor model). Low to moderate-quality evidence of sufficient structural validity was available for the Revised UCLA-20 (Çinar & Toker, 2019;Dussault et al, 2009;Hartshorne, 1993;Park et al, 2019;Penning et al, 2014) and version 3 UCLA-20 (Boffo et al, 2012;Durak & Senol-Durak, 2010;Elphinstone, 2018;Russell, 1996;Sancho et al, 2020;Zarei et al, 2016) on a multidimensional scale (three-factor model) and for the UCLA-8 (Doğan et al, 2011;Elphinstone, 2018;Wu & Yao, 2008) on a unidimensional scale (one-factor model).…”

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“…Construct validity was assessed for all UCLA-LS versions except UCLA-11. Moderate quality evidence of sufficient convergent validity was available for the original UCLA-20 (Dan Russell et al, 1978;Solano, 1980), UCLA-16 (Faustino et al, 2019), and UCLA-6 (Nazzal et al, 2018;Neto, 2014). Moderate quality evidence of sufficient discriminative validity was available for the original UCLA-20 (Dan Russell et al, 1978;Solano, 1980), UCLA-16 (Faustino et al, 2019), UCLA-10 (Knight et al, 1988;D.…”

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“…We asked 7 crowdsourcing workers on Mechanical Turk to label a random sample of 236 posts (made by 230 users) from the loneliness discussion board. Workers were shown a post, asked to imagine how they would feel had they wrote this post, and then answer the short-form ULS-6 to measure respondents' loneliness [44]. The ULS-6 is a widely used tool [45] for gauging the loneliness of respondents.…”

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Analyzing Trends of Loneliness Through Large-Scale Analysis of Social Media Postings: Observational Study (Preprint)

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BACKGROUND Loneliness has become a public health problem described as an epidemic, and it has been argued that digital behavior such as social media posting affects loneliness. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to expand knowledge of the determinants of loneliness by investigating online postings in a social media forum devoted to loneliness. Specifically, this study aims to analyze the temporal trends in loneliness and their associations with topics of interest, especially with those related to mental health determinants. METHODS We collected a total of 19,668 postings from 11,054 users in the loneliness forum on Reddit. We asked seven crowdsourced workers to imagine themselves as writing 1 of 236 randomly chosen posts and to answer the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale. After showing that these postings could provide an assessment of loneliness, we built a predictive model for loneliness scores based on the posts’ text and applied it to all collected postings. We then analyzed trends in loneliness postings over time and their correlations with other topics of interest related to mental health determinants. RESULTS We found that crowdsourced workers can estimate loneliness (interclass correlation=0.19) and that predictive models are correlated with reported loneliness scores (Pearson <i>r</i>=0.38). Our results show that increases in loneliness are strongly associated with postings to a suicidality-related forum (hazard ratio 1.19) and to forums associated with other detrimental behaviors such as depression and illicit drug use. Clustering demonstrates that people who are lonely come from diverse demographics and from a variety of interests. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate that it is possible for unrelated individuals to assess people’s social media postings for loneliness. Moreover, our findings show the multidimensional nature of online loneliness and its correlated behaviors. Our study shows the advantages of studying a hard-to-reach population through social media and suggests new directions for future studies.

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“…Each item is answered on a 4-point scale ranging from 1 (never) to 4 (often). The ULS-6 was previously adapted to Palestinian culture (Nazzal, Cruz, & Neto, 2017).…”

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Psychometric properties of the satisfaction with love life among Palestinian college students

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The main goal of this investigation is to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS) among Palestinian college students. This scale assesses a person’s global evaluation of love satisfaction. The factorial structure, the reliability, and validity of this measure were examined. The sample included 201 college students aged 18-26 years. Confirmatory factor analysis of the SWLLS confirmed a single underlying dimension among Palestinian college students. The SWLLS evidenced satisfactory psychometric properties, with good internal consistency. Furthermore, corroboration of validity was also evidenced by means of the relationships between SWLLS score, and love status, love styles and well-being constructs. As expected, students “in love now” declared more satisfaction with love life than those “not in love now”. Erotic, pragmatic, and agapic orientations correlated significantly with the SWLLS scores. There were also significant positive correlations between the scores of the SWLLS and life satisfaction, and self-esteem. Significant negative correlations were observed between the scores of the SWLLS and loneliness. The results showed that satisfaction with love life contributes significantly and in an unique way to loneliness and self-esteem, even after controlling for participants’ sex and age. The findings of the current study suggest that the Arabic version of the SWLLS makes up a brief psychometrically sound instrument to assess love life satisfaction.

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Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) among Palestinian university students

Cited by 23 publications

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Systematic review of psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptation of the University of California and Los Angeles loneliness scale in adults

Systematic review of psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptation of the University of California and Los Angeles loneliness scale in adults

Analyzing Trends of Loneliness Through Large-Scale Analysis of Social Media Postings: Observational Study (Preprint)

Psychometric properties of the satisfaction with love life among Palestinian college students

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