UCLA Loneliness Scale.

UCLA-LS

What it measures

Subjective loneliness / perceived social isolation (unidimensional global loneliness)

Length and format

20 (Version 3); short forms ULS-8, ULS-6, 3-item (R-UCLA). 4-point frequency (never to often); sum (higher = lonelier) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages (one of the most translated loneliness measures)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Russell, D. W. (1996). UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3): reliability, validity, and factor structure. Journal of Personality Assessment, 66(1), 20-40.