Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults

The development procedure and the psychometric properties of the Buenos Aires Loneliness Scale (BALS) are presented. An initial set of 40 items was analyzed by means of the expert judgment method. After that, the 16 selected items were administered to a convenience sample comprised of 509 adult par...

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Autores principales:	Sofía E. Auné, Facundo J.P. Abal, Horacio F. Attorresi
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Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2019
Materias:	loneliness self-perception of social isolation test construction Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fe5afa500163492ebf4b4a1f6c1381ba2021-11-25T02:21:32ZConstruction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults10.21500/20112084.42572011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/fe5afa500163492ebf4b4a1f6c1381ba2019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/4257https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922 The development procedure and the psychometric properties of the Buenos Aires Loneliness Scale (BALS) are presented. An initial set of 40 items was analyzed by means of the expert judgment method. After that, the 16 selected items were administered to a convenience sample comprised of 509 adult participants (53 % of which were female). The Argentine version of the UCLA-LS (University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale), the Argentine version of the Balanced Inventory of Socially Desirable Responding, and loneliness self-perception questions were applied in conjunction with the BALS. Exploratory factor analysis showed evidence of unidimensionality, with an adequate internal consistency (alpha=.80, ordinal alpha=.87), and seven items were kept. Correlations with the criterion measures yielded the expected results and no gender-based differential item functioning was found. Conclusions were reached about the adequate psychometric properties of the BALS, the limitations of the present study, and the goals for future research. Sofía E. AunéFacundo J.P. AbalHoracio F. AttorresiUniversidad de San Buenaventuraarticlelonelinessself-perception of social isolationtest constructionPsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2019)
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topic	loneliness self-perception of social isolation test construction Psychology BF1-990
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description	The development procedure and the psychometric properties of the Buenos Aires Loneliness Scale (BALS) are presented. An initial set of 40 items was analyzed by means of the expert judgment method. After that, the 16 selected items were administered to a convenience sample comprised of 509 adult participants (53 % of which were female). The Argentine version of the UCLA-LS (University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale), the Argentine version of the Balanced Inventory of Socially Desirable Responding, and loneliness self-perception questions were applied in conjunction with the BALS. Exploratory factor analysis showed evidence of unidimensionality, with an adequate internal consistency (alpha=.80, ordinal alpha=.87), and seven items were kept. Correlations with the criterion measures yielded the expected results and no gender-based differential item functioning was found. Conclusions were reached about the adequate psychometric properties of the BALS, the limitations of the present study, and the goals for future research.
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author	Sofía E. Auné Facundo J.P. Abal Horacio F. Attorresi
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title	Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults
title_short	Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults
title_full	Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults
title_fullStr	Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults
title_full_unstemmed	Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults
title_sort	construction and psychometric properties of the loneliness scale in adults
publisher	Universidad de San Buenaventura
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Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Loneliness Scale in Adults

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