Development and psychometric validation of the Kanazawa University loneliness scale for children and adolescents
Yasuo Murayama, Daiki Soma, Masafumi Kameya, Makiko Nishiura, Ai Uemiya, Sanae Tanaka, Minehisa Ueda, Masatsugu Tsujii, Mitsuru Kikuchi · 2026
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Murayama and eight colleagues build a loneliness scale for children and adolescents in twenty twenty-six. Loneliness is a key risk factor for youth mental health. Existing scales often miss its relational and multi sided nature. The new scale targets students in grades one through nine in Japan.
Surveys in Ishikawa drew more than eight hundred students at first and about seven hundred later. Analysis supported two factors, split mainly by direct and indirect item wording. The four item direct subscale proved reliable and tracked single item loneliness well. It also linked to depressive symptoms in the expected way. Over time, early scores on it predicted later depressive symptoms. The indirect subscale was weaker on most checks. The authors endorse the direct subscale for screening.
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| CREATOR | Yasuo Murayama, Daiki Soma, Masafumi Kameya, Makiko Nishiura, Ai Uemiya, Sanae Tanaka, Minehisa Ueda, Masatsugu Tsujii, Mitsuru Kikuchi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |