Development of the Japanese version of the three-item loneliness scale
Development of the Japanese version of the three-item loneliness scale
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DOI：
10.1186/s40359-019-0285-0
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
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3.6
通讯作者：
Igarashi, Tasuku
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作者：
Igarashi, Tasuku
背景：孤独症是世界范围内精神和身体健康的主要危险因素。三项孤独量表（TIL量表; Hughes等人，2004年）已被广泛应用于测量孤独的简化格式，但没有经过验证的日本版本已经开发出来。本研究将TIL量表翻译成日文，并对其信度和效度进行检验。方法：将原英文版的TIL量表翻译成日文，通过回译程序对日文版的表达进行确认。翻译后的量表，然后管理日本受访者招募的在线研究小组（N = 1020）和在线众包服务（N = 500）。本研究采用基于项目反应理论的分类解释性因子分析和广义部分信度模型对量表中包含多分类反应的数据进行分析。为了评估量表的心理测量学特性，本研究检验了因子效度、信度、信息曲线以及量表得分与人口统计学变量的关系（年龄、性别、婚姻状况和生活安排）、修订的UCLA孤独量表（R-UCLA）、人格特质的大五量表的得分和个人网络的大小。翻译后的TIL量表显示出必要的单维度和特征，以区分不同水平的孤独感。量表得分与R-UCLA、神经质呈显著正相关，与外向性、外向性、开放性、宜人性、总体网络和支持网络呈显著负相关。那些单身未婚的人在量表上的得分高于那些已婚并与某人同居的人。年龄呈负相关，只有在样本1，其中平等分配程序引入的年龄strategy.Conclusions：结果表明，日本版的TIL量表表现出足够的信度和效度的评估孤独。
Background: Loneliness is a major risk factor for mental and physical health worldwide. The Three-Item Loneliness Scale (TIL Scale; Hughes et al., 2004) has been widely applied to measure loneliness in a simplified format, but no validated Japanese version has been developed. This study adapted the TIL Scale into Japanese and tested its reliability and validity.Methods: The original English version of the TIL Scale was translated into Japanese, and the expressions of the Japanese version were confirmed by a back translation procedure. The translated scale was then administered to Japanese respondents recruited from an online research panel (N = 1020) and an online crowdsourcing service (N = 500). To analyze the data containing polytomous responses to the items in the scale, this study used categorical Confirmatory Factor Analysis and the Generalized Partial Credit Model based on the Item Response Theory. To evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale, this study examined factorial validity, reliability, information curves, and the associations of the scale score with demographic variables (age, gender, marital status, and living arrangements), the scores of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA), the Big Five scale of personality traits, and the sizes of personal networks.Results: The translated TIL Scale showed essential unidimensionality and characteristics to differentiate among respondents at different levels of loneliness. The scale score was related positively with the scores of R-UCLA and neuroticism and negatively with the scores of extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness, and the sizes of overall and support networks. Those who were unmarried and alone recorded a higher score on the scale than those who were married and living with someone. Age showed a negative correlation with the scale score only in Sample 1, in which the equal allocation procedure was introduced for the age stratum.Conclusions: The results indicate that the Japanese version of the TIL Scale demonstrates adequate reliability and validity for the assessment of loneliness.