Meta-analytic factor analysis of the UCLA loneliness scale

dc.authorid0000-0002-9051-8860
dc.authorid0000-0002-9892-3369
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, Vildan
dc.contributor.authorTan, Şeref
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-04T10:43:35Z
dc.date.available2024-07-04T10:43:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentEğitim Fakültesi
dc.description.abstracthe UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale is frequently employed instrument for assessing the structure of loneliness in psychology studies. Although many studies have tested the scale’s factor structure, the literature has produced inconsistent findings or different results. Some studies support a unidimensional structure, while other studies support a multidimensional structure including two-factor, three-factor, five-factor models. Moreover, these dimensions are denoted differently across studies. Hence, this study employs meta-analytical structural equation modeling (MASEM) to investigate the factor structure of the UCLA Loneliness Scale, MASEM provides more precise parameter estimations than conventional structural equation modeling and allows for the synthesis of conflicting findings concerning factor structure. Furthermore, MASEM provides an examination of the factor structure by utilizing correlation matrices from studies in which the scale has been employed but without a specific examination of its factor structures. Consequently, this study analyzed the correlation matrices from 52 studies encompassing 52 correlation matrices. The results of the meta-analysis revealed that the two-factor and second-order three-factor models provided the best fit for the pooled correlation matrix. Even when considering subgroup analyses based on sample size and sample age, which are possible variables that can explain heterogeneity, the three-factor structure of the scale remained consistent. This suggests that different variables may account for the observed heterogeneity.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-024-05681-7
dc.identifier.endpage18318en_US
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.issue20en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage18307en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps:/dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05681-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/12047
dc.identifier.volume43en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectMeta-analytic CFA
dc.subjectMeta-analytical Structural Equation Modeling (MASEM)
dc.subjectModel Based Meta-analysis
dc.titleMeta-analytic factor analysis of the UCLA loneliness scale
dc.typeArticle

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