De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale

Function

Sense of emptiness, social support, social isolation

Relevance

Friendship, social trust, social relatedness

Target

Services for Elders

Respondent

Elderly

Feature

6 items in 3-point rating scale

Reliability

.760

References

De Jong-Gierveld, J., & van Tilburg, T. G. (2006). A 6-item scale for overall, emotional, and social loneliness: Confirmatory tests on survey data. Research on aging, 28(5), 582-598.

Leung, G. T. Y., de Jong Gierveld, J., & Lam, L. C. W. (2008). Validation of the Chinese translation of the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale in elderly Chinese. International psychogeriatrics, 20(6), 1262-1272.

De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - userguide
ENG De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - userguide
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De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - scale
ENG De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - scale
CHT De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - scale
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