dc.contributor.author | Bonsaksen, Tore | |
dc.contributor.author | Opseth, Thea Moos | |
dc.contributor.author | Misund, Aud R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Geirdal, Amy Østertun | |
dc.contributor.author | Fekete, Orsolya Reka | |
dc.contributor.author | Nordli, Hege | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-01T12:27:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-01T12:27:46Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-01-22T23:40:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 2019, 22 (2), 88-100. | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.issn | 1475-7192 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2603057 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Loneliness is considered a common experience, but persistent loneliness can set the stage for depression and in other ways jeopardize psychological well-being. Loneliness appears to be particularly frequent among persons with mental health problems, and a short, feasible, and psychometrically sound measure of loneliness can assist in addressing loneliness in mental health practice and research.
Aims: To contribute to the validation of a Norwegian version of the six-item de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale. We empirically investigated the factor structure and internal consistency of the scale, and explored factors associated with the resulting scales.
Method: Ninety-four Norwegian clubhouse members completed the loneliness scale as part of a larger member survey in 2016. Factor structure was examined with Principal Components Analysis, in conjunction with Parallel Analysis, and internal consistency was examined with Cronbach’s coefficient alpha.
Results: Two factors were extracted from the data, explaining 68.2 % of the total data variance. The structure matrix showed no cross-loadings, and all items loaded substantially (0.74-0.91) on the proposed factor. Internal consistency of the items belonging to factor 1 (social loneliness) and factor 2 (emotional loneliness) was α = 0.86 and 0.63, respectively. No variables showed a significant relationship with any of the scales.
Conclusions: The scale demonstrated the theoretically proposed two-factor structure, with good measures of internal consistency. Thus, the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale appears promising for future use in psychosocial settings in Norway. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Southern Development Group of Honduras & Hampstead Psychological Associates | nb_NO |
dc.subject | loneliness | nb_NO |
dc.subject | ensomhet | nb_NO |
dc.subject | mental health | nb_NO |
dc.subject | mental helse | nb_NO |
dc.subject | The de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale | nb_NO |
dc.title | The de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale used with Norwegian clubhouse members: Psychometric properties and associated factors | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | nb_NO |
dc.rights.holder | Open Access | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 88-100 | nb_NO |
dc.source.volume | 22 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation | nb_NO |
dc.source.issue | 2 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1663350 | |
cristin.unitcode | 251,3,0,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Fakultet for helsefag | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |