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loneliness: a standalone construct

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loneliness1 CONSTRUCTLonelinessRUSSELL · PSYCHOLOGY

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the distressing feeling that one's social relationships are fewer or less satisfying than desired.

In psychology, loneliness refers to the distressing feeling that one's social relationships are fewer or less satisfying than desired. This meaning comes from Russell (1980) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

  1. Russell, D., Peplau, L. A., & Cutrona, C. E. (1980). The revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and discriminant validity evidence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39(3), 472-480. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.39.3.472

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