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A score of 6 represents the most lonely; a score of 0 represents the least lonely. OU2: Social and emotional isolation – UCLA Main indicators: How often do you feel you lack companionship? How often do you feel left out? How often do you feel isolated from others? Additional indicator: How often do you feel in tune with the people around you? (Hardly ever or never, Some of the time, Often) The UCLA scale measures loneliness as a whole. The UCLA scale is widely used across the world and has been used in recent waves of ELSA. Further details (and information on the differences between the DJG and UCLA measures) can be accessed via Campaign To End Loneliness, Measuring Your Impact on Loneliness in Later Life. Available here: One overall score is provided based on the three main indicators only (in line with how results are generally reported): Overall mean average score on scale of 3-9. Indicators #1, #2, #3 are scored with 'hardly ever or never' as 1, 'some of the time' 2 and 'often' 3. A score of 9 represents the most lonely; a score of 3 represents the least lonely. Though the authors of the UCLA scale do not give a cut-off point to separate the ‘lonely’ from the ‘non-lonely’, Steptoe et al. (2013) use a threshold of a score of 6 based on the three scored items. English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA) (2015/16) Overall mean average: TBC pending further analysis (2018). Social contact
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