title: Loneliness and health-related variables in young adults.
abstract: In classrooms, 69 young adults responded to the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Symptom Pattern Scale, and the General Health Rating Index, a measure of perceived health status. A statistically significant positive correlation of .21 was found between scores for loneliness and ratings for symptom patterns. A statistically inverse correlation of -.35 was found between scores for loneliness and ratings for perceived health status. These findings replicated those found earlier with adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102, USA.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Mahon
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Yarcheski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yarcheski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data