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Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of the Perth A-Loneness Scale in Iranian Adolescents.
| Τίτλος: | Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of the Perth A-Loneness Scale in Iranian Adolescents. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Salami N; Student of Nursing, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Ashghali Farahani M; Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Sharif-Nia H; Psychosomatic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.; Department of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Goudarzian AH; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.; Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Shariatpanahi S; Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran shabnam644@yahoo.com., Alavi K; Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of nursing measurement [J Nurs Meas] 2026 Jul 10; Vol. 34 (2), pp. 303-314. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 10. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Validation Study |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer Pub. Co Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9318902 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1945-7049 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10613749 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Nurs Meas Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1993- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Psychometrics*/standards , Loneliness*/psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires/standards ; Humans ; Iran ; Reproducibility of Results ; Adolescent ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Male ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Translations ; Translating |
| Περίληψη: | Background and Purpose: The present study was carried out with the aim of translating and psychometrically assessing the 24-item version of the Perth A-Loneness Scale. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2023 and August 2024. Adolescents from public schools in Tehran City were recruited for this study. The Perth A-Loneness Scale was translated into Persian. Subsequently, the validity (content and construct) and reliability of this scale were assessed. Results: The exploratory factor analysis revealed a four-factor structure for the scale, accounting for 51.7% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that all goodness-of-fit indices supported the model fit (minimum discrepancy function [CMIN]/df = 2.082, goodness-of-fit index = 0.980, incremental fit index = 0.982, comparative fit index = 0.980, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.964, relative fit index = 0.968, and root mean square error of approximation = .073) (95% confidence interval: [.063, .082]). After careful evaluation, all coefficients of internal consistency were deemed acceptable (α = .762 and McDonald's omega = 0.756). Conclusions: In the present context, the translation and validation of the Perth A-Loneness Scale among Iranian adolescents revealed that it has a four-factor structure, reliability, and validity to estimate the degree of loneliness among adolescents. (© 2026 Springer Publishing Company.) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Iran; Perth A-loneness scale; adolescents; psychometrics |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250425 Date Completed: 20260711 Latest Revision: 20260711 |
| Update Code: | 20260712 |
| DOI: | 10.1891/JNM-2025-0009 |
| PMID: | 40280748 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1945-7049 |
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| DOI: | 10.1891/JNM-2025-0009 |