Validation of the Chinese translation of the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale in elderly Chinese

Tak Yu Leung, Grace; de Jong Gierveld, Jenny; Lam, Linda

doi:10.1017/s1041610208007552

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Validation of the Chinese translation of the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale in elderly Chinese

Published in International Psychogeriatrics • Jul 1, 2008

Authors:

Grace Tak Yu Leung

Jenny de Jong Gierveld

Linda Lam

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study aims to develop and validate a Chinese translation of the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - a widely used instrument to measure loneliness - specifically determining its psychometric properties in community-dwelling Chinese elders in Hong Kong. The relationships betwe...

Subject

Loneliness

UCLA Loneliness Scale

Cronbach's alpha

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