The UCLA loneliness scale: Invariance of social structural characteristics

Allen, Richard L.; Oshagan, Hayg

doi:10.1016/0191-8869(95)00025-2

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“…The UCLA Loneliness Scale has been widely used and has been found to be associated with depression (Hsu, Hailey, & Range, 1987;Sümer, Poyrazli, & Grahame, 2008) and anxiety (Sümer et al, 2008) among international students. Allen and Oshagan (1995) found support for the factorial invariance of a brief version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale across diverse racial groups. Validity evidence for this scale has been demonstrated in an Asian international college sample in the United States as well as in a sample of college students in China (B.…”

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Conditional Mediation Models of Intersecting Identities Among Female Asian International Students

Liu

Wong

Tsai

2016

The Counseling Psychologist

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This study investigated how gender, racial, and nationality discrimination were related to the life satisfaction of female Asian international students directly and indirectly through loneliness, as well as how these pathways differed as a function of gender, racial, and nationality in-group solidarity. Participants were 216 female Asian international students from two public universities. Results demonstrated that all three types of discrimination predicted decreased life satisfaction. Loneliness mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and life satisfaction. In addition, these mediation pathways differed as a function of in-group solidarity (e.g., sense of attachment to one's racial group), providing evidence for conditional mediation effects. Gender solidarity was a protective factor that mitigated feelings of loneliness when experiencing gender discrimination, whereas racial and nationality solidarity were risk factors for decreased life satisfaction when experiencing loneliness. We provide research implications for international student scholars and clinical implications for university staff and clinicians.

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Conditional Mediation Models of Intersecting Identities Among Female Asian International Students

Liu

Wong

Tsai

2016

The Counseling Psychologist

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“…The short version of University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (UCLA; Allen & Oshagan, 1995) is a 7-item one-dimensional scale that measures the general state of loneliness. Items are rated on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 ("not at all") to 5 ("extremely characteristic of me").…”

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The Role of Loneliness in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Subjective Well-Being: Using the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a Measure

Maričić¹,

Štambuk²

2015

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The purpose of this study was to test the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between social anxiety and subjective well-being while taking into account the multidimensionality of social anxiety. Reaching this aim was preceded by examining the psychometric properties of the Croatian translation of the SPIN on a sample of 202 students. The results show support for the one-dimensional structure of the SPIN. However, it has also been shown that several items of the inventory may be redundant and that a 2-factor structure (12 items) fits the data better. The first factor was described as "observation situations and negative evaluation", while the second represented "social avoidance and fear". The total SPIN score showed convergent and divergent construct validity as well as high levels of internal consistency and test--retest reliability. Loneliness fully mediated the relationship between social anxiety and subjective well-being. The symptoms of social anxiety that contribute to its relation with subjective well-being through loneliness are those related to the concerns of being negatively evaluated or merely observed by others when experiencing or doing something.

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“…On the basis of demographic variables, individuals who are married (Allen & Oshagan, 1995), women (Allen & Oshagan, 1995), in lower income (Allen & Oshagan, 1995;Hector-Taylor & Adams, 1996) and less educated (Allen & Oshagan, 1995;Hector-Taylor & Adams, 1996) had higher scores of loneliness than their counterparts. However, while marital status predicted the loneliness scores of the elderly individuals in another study, age and gender did not predict the loneliness scores (Theeke, 2009).…”

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Psychometric Qualities of the UCLA Loneliness Scale-Version 3 as Applied in a Turkish Culture

Durak

Şenol-Durak

2010

Educational Gerontology

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The UCLA loneliness scale: Invariance of social structural characteristics

Cited by 42 publications

References 28 publications

Conditional Mediation Models of Intersecting Identities Among Female Asian International Students

Conditional Mediation Models of Intersecting Identities Among Female Asian International Students

The Role of Loneliness in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Subjective Well-Being: Using the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a Measure

Psychometric Qualities of the UCLA Loneliness Scale-Version 3 as Applied in a Turkish Culture

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