Measuring Loneliness in Different Age Groups: The Measurement Invariance of the UCLA Loneliness Scale.

ABSTRACT: Age differences in the prevalence of loneliness have been a key focus among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. However, the degree to which those reflect genuine differences in the experience of loneliness or the way individuals understand and respond to loneliness measures is yet to be examined. The current study explored the age measurement invariance of the 20-item Revised University of California Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LSR) and its shorter forms in a U.K. sample of adults aged 18 to 99 years (M = 50.6, SD = 19.7). The fit of different structures/versions was explored through multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; N = 4,375) and local structural equation modeling (N = 19,521). Results indicated a poor and/or inconsistent struct

SUBMITTER: Panayiotou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10248311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature