ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2022
Psychometric assessment of scales for measuring loneliness and social isolation: an analysis of the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey.
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- Predictors of male loneliness across life stages: an Australian study of longitudinal data.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The prevalence of chronic and episodic loneliness and social isolation from a longitudinal survey.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults.Missouri medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLoneliness and social isolation are increasingly recognised as global public health threats, meaning that reliable and valid measures are needed to monitor these conditions at a population level. We aimed to determine if robust and practical scales could be derived for conditions such as loneliness and social isolation using items from a national survey.
methodsWe conducted psychometric analyses of ten items in two waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, which included over 15,000 participants. We used the Hull method, exploratory structural equation modelling, and multidimensional item response theory analysis in a calibration sample to determine the number of factors and items within each factor. We cross-validated the factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis in a validation sample. We assessed construct validity by comparing the resulting sub-scales with measures for psychological distress and mental well-being.
resultsCalibration and cross-validation consistently revealed a three-factor model, with sub-scales reflecting constructs of loneliness and social isolation. Sub-scales showed high reliability and measurement invariance across waves, gender, and age. Construct validity was supported by significant correlations between the sub-scales and measures of psychological distress and mental health. Individuals who met threshold criteria for loneliness and social isolation had consistently greater odds of being psychologically distressed and having poor mental health than those who did not.
conclusionsThese derived scales provide robust and practical measures of loneliness and social isolation for population-based research.
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