Estructura factorial y de red de una escala breve de soledad (RULS-6) en adolescentes peruanos

Ramos-Ver C.; Choquehuanca J.G.; Barrientos A.S. · Revista de Psicologia Clinica con Ninos y Adolescentes (2022) · DOI: 10.21134/rpcna.2022.09.2.5

Resumen

Factor and network structure of a brief loneliness scale (RULS-6) in Peruvian adolescents. Loneliness is a psychological phenomenon that can affect the health of adolescents. It generates a strong sense of social isolation, personal threat and lack of control that can lead to a greater vulnerability to developing a mental disorder. However, so far there is no measure of loneliness adapted to Hispanic adolescents. The objective was to validate the 6-items Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (RULS-6) in Peruvian adolescents. The study included 456 Peruvian adolescents (49% were female) high school students between 12 and 17 years of age (M = 14.57, SD = 1.64). First, translation and linguistic revision of the revised UCLA loneliness scale was performed. We then proceeded to the scoring of a newly adapted six-item version (RULS-6) using content-based validity evidence, followed by confirmatory factor analysis, which presented optimal results of the instrument's unidimensionality and reliability. Likewise, the invariance between males and females and according to age groups was analyzed, which made it possible to determine the equivalence between the categorical groups of males and females and according to age (from 12 to 14 years and from 15 to 17 years). Finally, network analysis was performed to evaluate the relationships between the RULS-6 items. The results indicate that the RULS-6 measure is a consistent and reliable unidimensional test, which yields valid results in Peruvian adolescents.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad César Vallejo