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Table 3 Correlation coefficients of the translated TIL Scale with relevant variables (Samples 1 and 2)

From: Development of the Japanese version of the three-item loneliness scale

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Sample 1 (N = 1020)

Sample 2 (N = 500)

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M

(SD)

Pearson's r

95%CI

Pearson's r

95%CI

Three-Item Loneliness Scale (TIL Scale; Sample 2)

5.72

(1.81)

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Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA)

47.8

(10.3)

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.771**

[.730, .800]

Demographic variables

ā€ƒGender (1 = Female)

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-.036

[-.100, .020]

-.070

[-.160, .020]

ā€ƒAge

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-.172**

[-.230, -.110]

-.040

[-.130, .050]

ā€ƒMarital status (1 = Married)

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-.194**

[-.250, -.130]

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ā€ƒLiving arrangements (1 = Living with someone)

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-.162**

[-.220, -.100]

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Personal network size

ā€ƒOverall network size

95.0

(106.4)

-.167**

[-.230, -.110]

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ā€ƒSupport network size

4.98

(5.08)

-.231**

[-.290, -.170]

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ā€ƒOnline network size

5.58

(27.2)

.029

[-.030, .090]

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ā€ƒNew-acquaintance network size

4.33

(14.7)

-.026

[-.090, .040]

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Big Five scale of personality traits

ā€ƒExtraversion

19.3

(6.22)

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-.530**

[-.590, -.460]

ā€ƒNeuroticism

25.0

(5.91)

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.426**

[.350, .500]

ā€ƒConscientiousness

28.2

(7.24)

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-.174**

[-.260, -.090]

ā€ƒOpenness

25.0

(6.20)

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-.253**

[-.330, -.170]

ā€ƒAgreeableness

25.3

(5.55)

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-.373**

[-.450, -.300]

  1. **p < .01; Means and standard deviations (SD) are presented for network and psychological measures