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      Psychometric Analysis of the Short-Form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) Among Palestinian University Students

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      Journal: Interpersona
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      Keywords: loneliness, confirmatory factor analysis, short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale, ULS-6

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          The purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric characteristics of the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) among Palestinian university students. The sample consisted of 288 university students (56% women and 44% men), aged 18-22 years. The psychometric characteristics of the ULS-6 were examined using confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and criterion-related validity methods. The unidimensionality of the ULS-6 was supported among Palestinian university students. The ULS-6 showed good psychometric characteristics, with adequate internal consistency. In addition, the ULS-6 was negatively correlated with significant others support, family support, friends support, self-esteem and satisfaction with life. The results of the present study suggested that the Arabic version of the ULS-6 constitutes a concise psychometrically sound tool to assess loneliness.

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            Normed and nonnormed fit indexes are frequently used as adjuncts to chi-square statistics for evaluating the fit of a structural model. A drawback of existing indexes is that they estimate no known population parameters. A new coefficient is proposed to summarize the relative reduction in the noncentrality parameters of two nested models. Two estimators of the coefficient yield new normed (CFI) and nonnormed (FI) fit indexes. CFI avoids the underestimation of fit often noted in small samples for Bentler and Bonett's (1980) normed fit index (NFI). FI is a linear function of Bentler and Bonett's non-normed fit index (NNFI) that avoids the extreme underestimation and overestimation often found in NNFI. Asymptotically, CFI, FI, NFI, and a new index developed by Bollen are equivalent measures of comparative fit, whereas NNFI measures relative fit by comparing noncentrality per degree of freedom. All of the indexes are generalized to permit use of Wald and Lagrange multiplier statistics. An example illustrates the behavior of these indexes under conditions of correct specification and misspecification. The new fit indexes perform very well at all sample sizes.
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): IJPR
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Interpersona
                Title: Interpersona
                Subtitle: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
                Abbreviated Title: Interpersona
                Publisher: PsychOpen
                ISSN (Electronic): 1981-6472
                Publication date Collection: 2017
                Publication date (Electronic): 23 February 2018
                Volume: 11
                Issue: 2
                Pages: 113-125
                Affiliations
                [a ]Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
                Author notes
                [* ]Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal. Pal22_22@ 123456yahoo.com
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                Publisher ID: ijpr.v11i2.269
                DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v11i2.269
                SO-VID: 9bec4a47-dccd-4941-aa4c-95d329696ecd
                Copyright statement: Copyright @ 2018
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 3.0 License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                Date received : 11 January 2017
                Date accepted : 12 October 2017
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Psychology
                Keywords: ULS-6,short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale,confirmatory factor analysis,loneliness
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Psychology
                Keywords: ULS-6, short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale, confirmatory factor analysis, loneliness

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