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David Burns,
Intimate Connections, Part 2
There are no "correct" or "incorrect" answers, so
try to answer all the items according to the way you have been feeling
recently.
1. I feel lonely:
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0
Not at all
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1
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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3
A great deal
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4
Nearly always
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2. There are people who really care about me:
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4
Not at all
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3
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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1
A great deal
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0
Nearly always
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3. I feel left out of things:
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0
Not at all
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1
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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3
A great deal
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4
Nearly always
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4. I have trouble making friends:
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0
Not at all
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1
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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3
A great deal
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4
Nearly always
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5. I have good friends I feel close to:
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4
Not at all
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3
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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1
A great deal
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0
Nearly always
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6. I wish there were more people who wanted to spend time with me:
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0
Not at all
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1
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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3
A great deal
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4
Nearly always
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7. There are people I can talk to and share my feelings with:
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4
Not at all
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3
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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1
A great deal
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0
Nearly always
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8. I feel empty and unfulfilled:
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0
Not at all
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1
Somewhat
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2
Moderately
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3
A great deal
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4
Nearly always
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Scoring the Loneliness Scale: To score the scale, simply add up
the numbers of the answers you circled on each item. Since your score on
each question can range between 0 and 4, your total score can range
between a minimum of 0 (if your answer on every item was a 0) and a
maximum of 32 (if your answer on every item was a 4). Add up your score
for all ten items on the loneliness scale and put the total here: _____.
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