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- Title
Factor structure of the de Jong Gierveld loneliness scale in Spanish elderly adults.
- Authors
Buz, José; Urchaga, David; Polo, María E.
- Abstract
Loneliness is an important component in the measurement of subjective well-being of elderly adults. The most influential instrument in Europe is the 11-item de Jong Gierveld loneliness scale (DJGLS; de Jong Gierveld and Kamphuis, 1985). The aim of this study was to examine, throughout factorial techniques, the internal structure the Spanish version of the DJGLS. Data were gathered from 328 community-dwelling elderly adults (M -- 75.53, Range: 60-99 years). The factor analysis techniques re-vealed that the scale was essentially unidimensional (RMR = .088, AGFI = .970, NFI = .966). Reliability was .91. Neither substantive nor statistical reasons were found to consider the existence of a second factor. Our find-ings also revealed some psychometric problems in the measurement of the social and emotional aspects of loneliness. Emphasis is placed on the need to improve the scale and bear in mind the differences between collectivist and individualist cultures in the use of scales measuring well-being.
- Subjects
SPAIN; FACTOR structure; LONELINESS in old age; MENTAL health of older people; WELL-being; PSYCHOMETRICS
- Publication
Anales de Psicología, 2014, Vol 30, Issue 2, p588
- ISSN
0212-9728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/analesps.30.2.148371