Perceived Loneliness Support Sample Clauses

Perceived Loneliness Support. Loneliness is one of the major indicators of social wellbeing. Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx [78] formulated loneliness as “the unpleasant experience that occurs when a person’s network of social relationships is deficient in some important way, either quantitatively or qualitatively”. Xx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx [79] defined loneliness as a situation which “the number of existing relationships is smaller than is considered desirable or admissible, as well as situations where the intimacy one wishes for has not been realised”. According to the Authors, several determinants works together in explaining why some people with small numbers of social contacts consider themselves lonely whereas others feel good and sufficiently embedded. Among these determinants is the presence or absence of an intimate partner [80-83]; the size and functioning of family relationships, particularly parent-child bonds [79,84-86]; nonkin relationships and participation in volunteer work, clubs, and the church [87-89]; personality traits [90,91]; gender [92,93]; and health [94-97]. Two reliable and valid loneliness scales have been used in many research projects [98]. The first is the revised UCLA Loneliness Scale [99,100], consisting of 20 items, and its shorter version, the 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale [101]. The second is the scale developed by Xx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and colleagues [102,103], consisting of 11 items. For the purpose of DOREMI project we propose the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3) (Table 21). C indicates “I often feel this way“ S indicat es “I sometimes feel t his way“ R indicates “I xxr ely feel this way“ N indicat es “I never feel this way“ 1. I am unhappy doing so many things alone O S R N 2. I have nobody to talk to O S R N 3. I cannot tolerate being so alone O S R N 4. I lack companionship O S R N 5. I feel as i f nobody really understands me O S R N