TY - JOUR
T1 - Lonely but not alone
T2 - Emotional isolation and social isolation as two distinct dimensions of loneliness in older people
AU - van Baarsen, Berna
AU - Snijders, Tom A.B.
AU - Smit, Johannes H.
AU - van Duijn, Marijtje A.J.
PY - 2001/2
Y1 - 2001/2
N2 - The unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance of distinguishing between emotional loneliness and social loneliness.
AB - The unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance of distinguishing between emotional loneliness and social loneliness.
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U2 - 10.1177/00131640121971103
DO - 10.1177/00131640121971103
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035529241
VL - 61
SP - 119
EP - 135
JO - Educational and Psychological Measurement
JF - Educational and Psychological Measurement
SN - 0013-1644
IS - 1
ER -