UNIDIMENSIONALITY AND CUMULATIVENESS OF THE LONELINESS SCALE USING MOKKEN-SCALE-ANALYSIS FOR POLYCHOTOMOUS ITEMS

Authors
MOORER P SUURMEIJER TPBM
Citation
P. Moorer et Tpbm. Suurmeijer, UNIDIMENSIONALITY AND CUMULATIVENESS OF THE LONELINESS SCALE USING MOKKEN-SCALE-ANALYSIS FOR POLYCHOTOMOUS ITEMS, Psychological reports, 73(3), 1993, pp. 1324-1326
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
73
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
1324 - 1326
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1993)73:3<1324:UACOTL>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The unidimensionality and cumulativeness of the Loneliness Scale of De Jong-Gierveld was investigated using the Mokken Scale Analysis for po lychotomous items. 10 of the 11 items of the original Loneliness Scale constituted a unidimensional, cumulative scale, with a homogeneity co efficient H of 0.37 and a reliability coefficient rho of 0.88.