Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) in older adults

Neto, Félix

doi:10.1007/s10433-014-0312-1

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“…Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho adotou a definição de solidão proposta no Modelo de Discrepância Cognitiva, que a considera como uma percepção cognitiva e emocional da discrepância entre o contato social desejado e o vivenciado 4,20,27,38 . Os resultados da análise fatorial e da consistência interna indicaram a adequação da UCLA-BR a esse entendimento da solidão, fornecendo evidências de validade de construto.…”

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“…Observou-se correlação positiva moderada com a depressão e negativa moderada com a percepção de suporte social. A correlação negativa entre a pontuação na escala de solidão e na escala de suporte social é esperada pela literatura sobre os dois conceitos 4,15,19,22,23,27 . De forma similar, a associação entre a depressão e a solidão vem sendo demonstrada internacionalmente em diversos estudos 9,22 .…”

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“…Sendo a UCLA Loneliness Scale (Escala de Solidão UCLA), em suas várias versões, uma das mais utilizadas [27][28][29] .…”

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Evidências de validade da Escala Brasileira de Solidão UCLA

Barroso

Andrade²,

Midgett

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J. bras. psiquiatr.

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RESUMO Objetivo Este trabalho investigou as evidências de validade da Escala de Solidão UCLA para aplicação na população brasileira. Métodos Foram seguidas as fases: (1) autorização do autor e do Comitê de Ética; (2) tradução e retrotradução; (3) adaptação semântica; (4) validação. Utilizou-se para análise dos dados análise descritiva, fatorial exploratória, alpha de Cronbach, Kappa, teste de esfericidade de Barlett, teste Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin e correlação de Pearson. Para a adaptação, a escala foi submetida a especialistas e a um grupo focal com 8 participantes para adaptação semântica e a um estudo piloto com 126 participantes para adaptação transcultural. Da validação, participaram 818 pessoas, entre 20 e 87 anos, que responderam a duas versões da UCLA, ao Questionário de Saúde do Paciente, à Escala de Percepção de Suporte Social e a um questionário elaborado pelos autores. Resultados A escala mostrou dois fatores, que explicaram 56% da variância e alpha de 0,94. Conclusões A Escala de Solidão UCLA-BR indicou evidências de validade de construto e discriminante, além de boa fidedignidade, podendo ser utilizada para avaliação da solidão na população brasileira.

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Evidências de validade da Escala Brasileira de Solidão UCLA

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Andrade²,

Midgett

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“…The Portuguese short version of the Solitude Magazine Scale [22] was used, consisting of six items (ULS-6). [21,23] An example of an item is: "I miss comradeship." Participants were asked to indicate how often they felt this way (never/rarely/sometimes/often).…”

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Violence In Immigrants: Effects On Health, Perception Of Discrimination And Loneliness

2017

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The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of violence against Brazilian immigrant women since their arrival in Portugal and to know the consequences of this violence on the women's experience, specifically on health, perception of discrimination and loneliness. Conducted in the first half of 2016, with 682 women over 18 years of age living in Portugal for more than three months. Two types of collection were instituted: online, through the Limasurvey Platform, and in person, at the Consulate General of Brazil in Porto and Lisbon and in the Mais Association, applying the Discrimination Perceptions, Loneliness Scales (ULS-6) and Mental Health Problems. The results suggest that Brazilian women who have been targets of violence in Portugal have a worse perception of their health, a higher perception of discrimination, a higher level of solitude and more mental problems, which indicates that this group of immigrants has some vulnerabilities in the country, since violence has a harmful effect on physical and mental health. It is believed to be crucial to create a policy that aims at transforming actions aimed at strengthening the citizen and collective consciousness of these immigrant women.

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“…For example, it is possible to have many friends or an amorous relationship, and still feel lonely. Therefore, research on loneliness has mainly been evaluated through self-report measures that approach people's perceptions of their feelings [21].…”

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Acculturation, Adaptation and Loneliness among Brazilian Migrants Living in Portugal

Neto¹,

Oliveira²,

Neto³

2017

People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits

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Additional information is available at the end of the chapter The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.Thomas Wolfe AbstractAcculturation refers to the changes that individuals undergo following intercultural contact. Adaptation is the long-term outcome of the process of acculturation, and loneliness represents one indicator of negative psychological adaptation. This study, using acculturation strategies, looks to answer to four questions:(1) what is the relationship between intercultural strategies and loneliness? (2) What inluence does cultural identity have on the loneliness of migrants? (3) What inluence does perceived discrimination have on the loneliness of migrants? and (4) what inluences do self-worth and perceptions of others have on the loneliness? Answering these questions is important for reducing migrants' loneliness. This study, carried out in 2012, is constituted by 258 Brazilian migrants in Portugal (53% females and 47% males) with a mean age of 36 years. The mean length of residence in Portugal was 14 years. In order to measure loneliness, we used the ULS-6 scale. Other scales were used to measure intercultural strategies, cultural identity, perceived discrimination, self-esteem and atitudes towards ethnocultural groups. As predicted, in what concerns intercultural strategies, loneliness was negatively associated with the strategy of integration, and positively associated with assimilation, separation and marginalization. Ethnic identity was negatively associated with loneliness, but, contrary to expectations, national identity was positively associated with loneliness. Perceived discrimination predicted positively loneliness. Finally, as expected, self-esteem and perceptions of the in-group predicted negatively loneliness. Implications of the study are discussed.

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Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) in older adults

Cited by 161 publications

References 57 publications

Evidências de validade da Escala Brasileira de Solidão UCLA

Evidências de validade da Escala Brasileira de Solidão UCLA

Violence In Immigrants: Effects On Health, Perception Of Discrimination And Loneliness

Acculturation, Adaptation and Loneliness among Brazilian Migrants Living in Portugal

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