Salford Educational Psychology Service, Burrows House, 10, Priestley Road, Worsley, Salford M28 2LY, UK.
Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 22;18(6):3285. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063285.
This paper reviews the three most commonly used measures of loneliness for children and adolescents (children: Loneliness and Aloneness Scale for Children and Adolescents [LACA] and Children's Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale [CLS]; adolescents: UCLA Loneliness Scale [UCLA] and LACA). Loneliness is a pertinent issue across populations and affects the mental health and academic achievement of children and adolescents. To date, there has been no thorough examination of the loneliness measures for this age group. We examine how each of the three measures was developed, and assess the psychometric properties of those measures, gaining insight into whether they are valid and reliable assessments of loneliness. Results suggest that the UCLA Loneliness Scale is the most popular measure of loneliness for use with adolescents, but it does not have robust psychometric properties for that group. For children, the CLS appears most suitable. Results of the review identify gaps in aspects of measure development, with no measure having been developed with children or adolescents. Implications for future loneliness measurement research are considered.
本文回顾了儿童和青少年孤独感最常用的三种测量方法（儿童：儿童孤独和独处量表 [LACA] 和儿童孤独和社会不满量表 [CLS]；青少年：UCLA 孤独量表 [UCLA] 和 LACA）。孤独感是一个普遍存在的问题，会影响儿童和青少年的心理健康和学业成绩。迄今为止，还没有对这一年龄组的孤独感测量方法进行全面审查。我们考察了这三种测量方法中的每一种是如何发展起来的，并评估了这些方法的心理测量特性，深入了解它们是否是孤独感的有效和可靠评估。结果表明，UCLA 孤独量表是青少年孤独感最常用的测量方法，但对于该群体来说，其心理测量特性并不稳健。对于儿童来说，CLS 似乎最适合。审查结果确定了测量发展方面的差距，没有一种测量方法是针对儿童或青少年开发的。考虑了对未来孤独感测量研究的影响。
