@article{ref1,
title="Fear of loneliness: development and validation of a brief scale",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2020",
author="Ventura-León, José and Sánchez-Villena, Andy Rick and Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás and Barboza-Palomino, Miguel and Rubio, Andrés",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e583396-e583396",
abstract="This research aims to develop and validate a Spanish version of The Brief Scale of Fear of Loneliness (BSFL). Participants were 1385 youth and adults, 347 from a pilot sample and 1032 from the final version, whose ages were in the range of 18 to 40 years. Two instruments, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, in their Peruvian versions, were used to support the relationship with other variables. <br><br>RESULTS show that the BSFL should be interpreted as a one-dimensional measure, the same ones that were examined at the exploratory level and verified at the confirmatory moment (RMSEA < 0.08, CFI > 0.95), and its reliability is considered good (ω > 0.88). In addition, the quality of the item content was reviewed by six expert judges for relevance and validity, with Aiken's V being greater than 0.70. It is concluded that the BSFL is a valid and precise short instrument that can be used in future research studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2020.583396",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.583396"
}