Loneliness in the Workplace: Construct definition and scale development

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dc.contributor.authorWright, S.L.
dc.contributor.authorBurt, C.D.B.
dc.contributor.authorStrongman, K.T.
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-31T23:14:54Z
dc.date.available2009-08-31T23:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the conceptual development and validation of a scale to measure loneliness in the workplace. Despite extensive literature on loneliness and the measurement of the phenomenon, the issue of assessing worker loneliness is not well researched. A 16-item self-report loneliness scale was developed for intended use in the workplace. Two separate studies were conducted to examine the reliability and validity of the scale . For each study participants were recruited by email and completed the scale via a website published on the internet. The first study included 514 employees, while the second study included 363 employees , each representing various occupational groups. Exploratory factor analysis using oblique rotation generated two factors representing emotional deprivation at work and social companionship at work. On a subsequent sample , confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure by demonstrating a significantly better fit than a single-factor structure. The results indicate the scale has good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Preliminary evidence for convergent and discriminant validity is also provided.en
dc.identifier.citationWright, S.L., Burt, C.D.B., Strongman, K.T. (2006) Loneliness in the Workplace: Construct definition and scale development. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 35(2), pp. 59-68.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/2751
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. College of Arts.en
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Management.en
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Psychology.en
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380100 Psychology::380108 Industrial and organisational psychologyen
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380100 Psychology::380104 Personality, abilities and assessmenten
dc.titleLoneliness in the Workplace: Construct definition and scale developmenten
dc.typeJournal Article
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