Table 3.

Coding of Items of the Rasch-Type Loneliness Scale (RTLS).

Item	Emotional Loneliness	Social Loneliness	No Loneliness
I miss having a really close friend	X
I experience a general sense of emptiness			X
I often feel rejected		X
I miss having people around		X
I miss the pleasure of the company of others		X
I find my circle of friends and acquaintances too limited		X
There is always someone I can talk to about my day-to-day problems	X
There are plenty of people that I can lean on when I have problems	X
There are enough people I feel close to	X
I can call on my friends whenever I need them	X
There are many people I can trust completely	X