Psychometric analysis of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) in Taiwanese undergraduate students

被引：128

作者：

Wu, Chia-Huei ^{[2
]}

Yao, Grace ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Psychol, Taipei 10764, Taiwan

[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Inst Business & Management, Hsinchu, Taiwan

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2008年 / 44卷 / 08期

关键词：

loneliness; UCLA loneliness scale; psychometric analysis;

D O I：

10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.003

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The main purpose of this study was to validate the short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8; Hays & DiMatteo, 1987) in Taiwanese undergraduate students. A total of 130 undergraduate students participated in this study. Participants completed the ULS-8 in addition to measures of life satisfaction, social support, and adult attachment style. Result of confirmatory factor analysis supported the one-factor model of the ULS-8 with adequate values of various fit indices, revealing that the 8 items of the scale were homogeneous for measuring loneliness. In addition, the ULS-8 had a negative relationship with life satisfaction, and social support; and a positive one with anxiety and avoidant attachment tendency. All the findings showed that the ULS-8 was an adequate short-form measure of loneliness. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1762 / 1771

页数：10

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