The Loneliness Questionnaire–Short Version: An Evaluation of Reverse-Worded and Non-Reverse-Worded Items Via Item Response Theory

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Summary

The psychometric properties of the 24-item LQ were examined and support was found for retaining the 9 non-reverse-worded LQ items to make up a shortened measure of loneliness in youth and a 3-point Likert-type scale was found to be more suitable for measuring loneliness across both children and adolescents.

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2012-06-15
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Psychology, Loneliness, Likert scale, Social psychology, Scale (ratio)

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