Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people
The unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance o...
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| author | van Baarsen, B Snijders, T Smit, J van Duijn, MAJ |
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| description | The unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance of distinguishing between emotional loneliness and social loneliness. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:942e87f1-aca4-4f2d-b1c1-129165d561f52022-03-26T23:37:35ZLonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older peopleJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:942e87f1-aca4-4f2d-b1c1-129165d561f5EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001van Baarsen, BSnijders, TSmit, Jvan Duijn, MAJThe unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance of distinguishing between emotional loneliness and social loneliness. |
| spellingShingle | van Baarsen, B Snijders, T Smit, J van Duijn, MAJ Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
| title | Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
| title_full | Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
| title_fullStr | Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
| title_short | Lonely but not alone: Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
| title_sort | lonely but not alone emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people |
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