Psychometric Properties of the Polish Version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S)

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Psychometric Properties of the Polish Version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S)

Katarzyna Adamczyk,Enrico DiTommaso-2014-12-13-Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)

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The development and validation of the Polish-language version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S; DiTommaso, Brannen, & Best, 2004) is described in this article.The aim of this study was to translate the SELSA-S into Polish and establish its psychometric properties.A total of 417 university students (262 women and 155 men) aged 19-25 years completed the Polish adaptation of the SELSA-S (SELSA-SPL), and several other measures.All three subscales of the SELSA-SPL showed good internal consistency.Correlations between these three subscales and indicators of psychological functioning demonstrated similar patterns to those of the SELSA-S.Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed that the structure of the SELSA-SPL was consistent with the original version.The results from the present study indicate that the Polish version of the SELSA-S is a reliable and valid multidimensional measure of loneliness.

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The development and validation of the Polish-language version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S; DiTommaso, Brannen, & Best, 2004) is described in this article.The aim of this study was to translate the SELSA-S into Polish and establish its psychometric properties.A total of 417 university students (262 women and 155 men) aged 19-25 years completed the Polish adaptation of the SELSA-S (SELSA-SPL), and several other measures.All three subscales of the SELSA-SPL showed good internal consistency.Correlations between these three subscales and indicators of psychological functioning demonstrated similar patterns to those of the SELSA-S.Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed that the structure of the SELSA-SPL was consistent with the original version.The results from the present study indicate that the Polish version of the SELSA-S is a reliable and valid multidimensional measure of loneliness.

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LonelinessPsychologyInternal consistencyScale (ratio)Confirmatory factor analysisExploratory factor analysisClinical psychologyPsychometrics

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