A short scale for measuring loneliness in large surveys: Results from two population-based studies

Research on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 655-672

  Hughes, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Waite, Linda J ^b   Hawkley, Louise C ^b,c   Cacioppo, John T ^b,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Measurement; Social isolation; Social network index

Indexed keywords

AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 5044238116     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027504268574     Document Type: Review

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