Loneliness and locus of control for alcoholic males: Validity against Murray need and Cattell trait dimensions

Nerviano, Vincent J.; Gross, William F.

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“…These findings are consistent with those of Nerviano and Gross (1976) who found the lonely alcoholic, as measured by the BLS, to be more emotionally unstable, expedient, suspicious, apprehensive, undisciplined, tense, socially immature, interpersonally inhibited, somewhat low in impulse organization, and with poor self-presentation. These findings are also consistent with thefindings of Russel1,et a1(1978), usinganother 20-item loneliness scale.…”

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“…Nerviano and Gross (1976) revised the BLS into two homogeneous subscales for a population of chronic alcoholics. They attempted to gather evidence for the discriminant and convergent validity of the subscales throughcorrelation with the scales of the Jackson Personality ReDownloaded by [University of Sussex Library] at 17:27 06 February 2015 SANDRA LOUCKS search Form, the 16 PF, and through correlation with age, education, and IQ.…”

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Loneliness, Affect, and Self-Concept: Construct Validity of the Bradley Loneliness Scale

Loucks¹

1980

Journal of Personality Assessment

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Loneliness is a painful effect probably universally experienced but which has been long neglected in the psychological literature. This study is an extension of the work begun by Rosalee Bradley in developing a self-report instrument for measuring loneliness. It tests the hypothesis that subjects who score higher differ significantly from those scoring low on the loneliness scale on mood: anxiety, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, confusion, and differ significantly in self-concept as well. Results using data of 208 subjects on the Profile of Mood States, Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, and Bradley Loneliness Scale support this hypothesis and also support the construct validity of the Bradley Loneliness Scale.

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Loneliness, Affect, and Self-Concept: Construct Validity of the Bradley Loneliness Scale

Loucks¹

1980

Journal of Personality Assessment

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“…Loneliness can give rise to various difficulties, including juvenile delinquency (Brennan & Auslander, 1979), dependence on alcohol (Nerviano & Gross, 1976), dependence on parasocial relationships such as social net-working sites (Baek et al, 2013), depression (Leiderman, 1969;Ortega, 1969) and suicide attempts (Jacobs, 1971;Wenz, 1977).…”

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Influences of Attachment Style, Family Functions and Gender Differences on Loneliness in Japanese University Students

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Hayashi²,

Fujiwara³

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Psychological studies of loneliness are comparatively new. This study examined influences of attachment style, family functions and gender differences on loneliness in Japanese university students. The following questionnaires were administered: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Internal Working Model Scale for assessing attachment, and Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale III. Stepwise multiple regression analyses were employed to examine relationships between loneliness as the dependent variable, and gender, attachment style and family functions as independent variables. Results showed that gender differences significantly influenced loneliness. Furthermore, loneliness was positively influenced by avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles and negatively influenced by stable attachment style and family cohesion. A significant interaction was also observed between secure attachment style and family cohesion. These results indicated that a stable attachment style might reduce loneliness. On the other hand, in spite of an unstable attachment style, loneliness can be decreased if family cohesion is high.

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“…Among a handful of available studies about the experience of loneliness, it has been reported that loneliness is positively related to depression (Leiderman, 1969;Russell et al, 1978;Young, 1978), external locus of control (Nerviado & Gross, 1976;Wood, 1979), neuroticism and psychoticism (Eysenck, 1979). Also, loneliness has been found to be negatively related to self-esteem (Brennan, 1979;Wood, 1979).…”

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Comparison of transitory and chronic loners on selected personality variables

Hojat

1983

British J of Psychology

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This study is concerned with an investigation of personality differences between transitory and chronic loners. Two groups of subjects were studied: Group I consisted of 232 Iranian students studying in American universities: and Group I1 comprised 305 Iranian students studying in Iranian universities. Based on responses to a question concerning duration of experiencing loneliness, 83 subjects in Group I and 114 in Group I1 were identified as transitory loners. Also, 43 subjects in Group I and 82 in Group I1 were identified as chronic loners. Chronic loners in both groups scored significantly higher than transitory loners on measures such as global loneliness, anxiety, depression, neuroticism and external locus of control. Also, chronic loners scored significantly lower on self-esteem, and extraversion scales. When the effect of the global loneliness was controlled, no significant difference was observed between transitory and chronic loners in Group I but, in Group 11, the differences on depression and extraversion remained significant. InstrumentsThe following research tools were used in this study: the revised version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale, which measures global loneliness (Russell el ul., 1978); Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965); Rosenberg's Misanthropy Scale, which attempts to assess one's degree of mistrust

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Loneliness and locus of control for alcoholic males: Validity against Murray need and Cattell trait dimensions

Cited by 52 publications

References 10 publications

Loneliness, Affect, and Self-Concept: Construct Validity of the Bradley Loneliness Scale

Loneliness, Affect, and Self-Concept: Construct Validity of the Bradley Loneliness Scale

Influences of Attachment Style, Family Functions and Gender Differences on Loneliness in Japanese University Students

Comparison of transitory and chronic loners on selected personality variables

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