Persian Version of the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale; a Validation Study in Iranian Children and Adolescence

Mohadeseh Arefian, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Maryam Yazdi, Roya Kelishadi, Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Diabetes Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on July 23, 2026

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
Background/objectivesLoneliness, characterized by the absence of meaningful social and personal connections, is recognized as a significant adverse health condition. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the 8-...