Fear of Loneliness: Development and Validation of a Brief Scale

Frontiers in Psychology

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José Ventura-León¹  Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena¹  Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez¹  Miguel Barboza-Palomino¹  Andrés Rubio² 

[1] Universidad Privada del Norte;Universidad Andres Bello;Universidad Diego Portales

关键词: loneliness;    solitude;    belonging;    instrument validation;    isolation;    fear;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.583396

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This research aims to develop and validate a Spanish version of The Brief Scale of Fear of Loneliness (BSFL). Participants were 1385 youth and adults, 347 from a pilot sample and 1032 from the final version, whose ages were in the range of 18 to 40 years. Two instruments, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, in their Peruvian versions, were used to support the relationship with other variables. Results show that the BSFL should be interpreted as a one-dimensional measure, the same ones that were examined at the exploratory level and verified at the confirmatory moment (RMSEA 0.95), and its reliability is considered good (ω > 0.88). In addition, the quality of the item content was reviewed by six expert judges for relevance and validity, with Aiken’s V being greater than 0.70. It is concluded that the BSFL is a valid and precise short instrument that can be used in future research studies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY