Title
Fear of Loneliness: Development and Validation of a Brief Scale
Date Issued
23 October 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Frontiers Media S.A.
Abstract
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 < 0.08, CFI > 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.
Volume
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología (incluye terapias de aprendizaje, habla, visual y otras discapacidades físicas y mentales)
Estadísticas, Probabilidad
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85095589389
Source
Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN of the container
16641078
Sponsor(s)
This study was financed by CONICYT PIA CIE160009, as well as Universidad Privada del Norte.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus