Journal of Clinical Child Psychology · 2000 · 149 citations · 22 references
Social SciencesPsychologySocial PsychologyInterpersonal RelationshipsPsychometricsScale DevelopmentFriendship DevelopmentPeer Group DynamicsPeer InteractionPeer RelationsPeer RelationshipsRelationship QualityAdolescent Peer RelationsInternal Consistency ReliabilityPeer ConnectednessPeer Relationship AssessmentPeer-to-peer InteractionPsychometric PropertiesPsychometric ScalingPsychometric Validity
Describes the Peer Network and Dyadic Loneliness Scale (PNDLS), a new scale designed to assess simultaneously children's loneliness at multiple levels of peer relationships. Specifically, this scale measures loneliness associated with (a) lack of involvement in a social network and (b) the absence of a close dyadic friendship. Employing a sample of 209 5th-, 6th-, and 7th-grade boys and girls, the psychometric properties, interscale correlations, and preliminary validity data for the new scale are examined. Analyses revealed good internal consistency and a pattern of relationships with other loneliness, friendship quality, mutual best friendship, and sociometric social preference variables supporting the validity of the new scale.
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