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September 10, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Factorial structure, validity, and gender invariance of the UCLA-R loneliness scale in ecuadorian adolescents

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WCWilson Guillermo Sigüenza CampoverdeKLKaty Maricela Chamba Leiva

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Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the scale's validity in adolescents, indicating gender invariance in measurements.

Key Points

  • The exploratory factor analysis identified two factors explaining 40.8% of total variance in loneliness.
  • Fit indices from the confirmatory factor analysis for the bifactor model indicated strong validity (CFI = .936, RMSEA = .050).
  • Internal consistency was high, with a Cronbach's alpha of .876, confirming the reliability of the UCLA-R Loneliness Scale.
  • Factorial invariance analyses demonstrated measurement consistency across genders in the assessment of loneliness.

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Campoverde et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479cc7bhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328163
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