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. 2022 Aug 30;19(17):10816. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710816

Table 7.

Coding of Items of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ).

Item Emotional Loneliness Social Loneliness No Loneliness
  Peer personal intimacy
There is someone my age I can turn to X
There is someone my age I could go to if I were feeling down X
I have at least one really good friend I can talk to when something is bothering me X
I have a friend who is really interested in hearing about my private thoughts and feelings X
I have a friend I can tell everything to X
There is somebody my age who really understand me X
There is a friend I feel close to X
  Family personal intimacy
There is someone in my family I can turn to X
There is someone in my family I could go to if I were feeling down X
I have at least one person in my family I can talk to when something is bothering me X
I have someone in my family who is really interested in hearing about my private thoughts and feelings X
I have someone in my family I can tell everything to X
There is someone in my family who really understands me X
There is someone in my family I feel close to X
  Peer group integration
I feel part of a group of friends that does things together X
I have a lot in common with other children X
I feel in tune with other children X
I feel like other children want to be with me X
I feel like that I usually fit in with other children around me X
When I want to do something for fun, I can usually find friends to join me X
When I am with other children, I feel like I belong X
  Family group integration
In my family, I feel part of a group of people that does things together X
I have a lot in common with people in my family X
I feel in tune with the people in my family X
I feel like people in my family want to be with me X
I feel that I usually fit in with my family X
When I want to do something for fun, I can usually find people in my family to join me X
When I am with my family, I feel like I belong X