Differential Loneliness Scale – Short Student Version (DLS-SV)

I feel close to members of my family.

I have a lover or spouse (boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife) with whom I can discuss my important problems and worries.

I feel I really do not have much in common with the larger community in which I live.

I have little contact with members of my family.

I do not get along very well with my family.

I am now involved in a romantic or marital relationship where both of us are making a genuine effort at co-operation.

I have a good relationship with most members of my immediate family.

I do not feel that I can turn to my friends living around me for help when I need it.

No one in the community where I live seems to care much about me.

I allow myself to become close to my friends.

I seldom get the emotional security I need from a good romantic or sexual relationship.

I feel that I have 'roots' (a sense of belonging) in the larger community or neighbourhood I live in.

I do not have many friends in the city where I live.

I do not have any neighbours who would help me out in a time of need.

I get plenty of help and support from my friends.

My family seldom really listens to what I say.

Few of my friends understand me the way I want to be understood.

My lover or spouse senses when I am troubled and encourages me.

I feel valued and respected in my current romantic or marital relationship.

I know people in my community who understand and share my views and beliefs.