Table 3.
Correlation coefficients of the translated TIL Scale with relevant variables (Samples 1 and 2)
| Sample 1 (N = 1020) | Sample 2 (N = 500) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | (SD) | Pearson's r | 95%CI | Pearson's r | 95%CI | |
| Three-Item Loneliness Scale (TIL Scale; Sample 2) | 5.72 | (1.81) | ||||
| Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA) | 47.8 | (10.3) | .771** | [.730, .800] | ||
| Demographic variables | ||||||
| Gender (1 = Female) | -.036 | [-.100, .020] | -.070 | [-.160, .020] | ||
| Age | -.172** | [-.230, -.110] | -.040 | [-.130, .050] | ||
| Marital status (1 = Married) | -.194** | [-.250, -.130] | ||||
| Living arrangements (1 = Living with someone) | -.162** | [-.220, -.100] | ||||
| Personal network size | ||||||
| Overall network size | 95.0 | (106.4) | -.167** | [-.230, -.110] | ||
| Support network size | 4.98 | (5.08) | -.231** | [-.290, -.170] | ||
| Online network size | 5.58 | (27.2) | .029 | [-.030, .090] | ||
| New-acquaintance network size | 4.33 | (14.7) | -.026 | [-.090, .040] | ||
| Big Five scale of personality traits | ||||||
| Extraversion | 19.3 | (6.22) | -.530** | [-.590, -.460] | ||
| Neuroticism | 25.0 | (5.91) | .426** | [.350, .500] | ||
| Conscientiousness | 28.2 | (7.24) | -.174** | [-.260, -.090] | ||
| Openness | 25.0 | (6.20) | -.253** | [-.330, -.170] | ||
| Agreeableness | 25.3 | (5.55) | -.373** | [-.450, -.300] | ||
**p < .01; Means and standard deviations (SD) are presented for network and psychological measures