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Table 5 Internal consistency of the loneliness and social isolation scales

From: Psychometric assessment of scales for measuring loneliness and social isolation: an analysis of the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

 

Loneliness 3-item

Social Isolation 4-item

Wave 17

Wave 19

Wave 17

Wave 19

Cronbach’s α

0.70

0.70

0.80

0.80

McDonald’s ω

0.71

0.71

0.81

0.81

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