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Scalise JJ, Ginter EJ, Gerstein LH. A multidimensional loneliness measure: the Loneliness Rating Scale (LRS). J Pers Assess. 1984;48(5):525-30doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4805_12.
Scalise, J. J., Ginter, E. J., & Gerstein, L. H. (1984). A multidimensional loneliness measure: the Loneliness Rating Scale (LRS). Journal of personality assessment, 48(5), 525-30. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4805_12
Scalise, J J, et al. "A multidimensional loneliness measure: the Loneliness Rating Scale (LRS)." Journal of personality assessment vol. 48,5 (1984): 525-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4805_12
Scalise JJ, Ginter EJ, Gerstein LH. A multidimensional loneliness measure: the Loneliness Rating Scale (LRS). J Pers Assess. 1984 Oct;48(5):525-30. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4805_12. PMID: 16367513.
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J Pers Assess. 1984 Oct;48(5):525-30. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4805_12.

A multidimensional loneliness measure: the Loneliness Rating Scale (LRS).

Journal of personality assessment

J J Scalise, E J Ginter, L H Gerstein

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  1. Dept. of Psy. and Counselor Education, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310, USA.

PMID: 16367513 DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4805_12

Abstract

Interest in the topic of loneliness has resulted in the development of a number of global, unidimensional instruments used for measuring current levels of loneliness. A new, multidimensional scale, the Loneliness Rating Scale (LRS), is introduced. This 40-item scale assesses the frequency and intensity of particular affects reported by lonely individuals. Results of a factor analytic procedure suggest that the LRS contains four affective dimensions: Depletion, Isolation, Agitation, and Dejection. The theoretical implications of these results are presented, along with information concerning the usage and scoring of the LRS.

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