Revised Social Connectedness Scale – Chinese Version

Description

Social connectedness is a self-attribute, representing an individual’s awareness of the long-lasting intimacy of interpersonal relationships with the surrounding world. In recent years, social connectedness has been proposed and applied as a psychological construct that better describes individual experiences of self-other relationships in research related to mental health and counseling psychology. It is an essential component of an individual’s sense of belonging.

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Purpose

The purpose of studying social connectedness lies in understanding its implications for mental health, improving interpersonal relationships, and offering pathways for individuals to overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation.

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Administration Method and Scoring

The Social Connectedness Scale – Revised (SCS-R) developed by Lee et al. (2001) consists of 20 items, assessing an individual’s awareness of long-lasting interpersonal relationship intimacy. The scale includes two dimensions: 社会联结 (Social Connectedness) and 社会非联结 (Social Non-Connectedness). A 6-point Likert scale is used (1 = strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree), with higher scores indicating higher levels of social connectedness. Items in the social non-connectedness dimension are scored in reverse.

Reliability and Validity

In a study conducted by Fan Xiaolan et al. (2015), the total scale’s Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.911, with the social connectedness dimension at 0.822 and the social non-connectedness dimension at 0.867. In research by Hu Fang, the reliability for the social non-connectedness dimension was 0.96, and for the social connectedness dimension, it was 0.92, indicating good reliability and validity.

Factors and Subscales

The SCS-R includes two main factors:
1. 社会联结 (Social Connectedness)
2. 社会非联结 (Social Non-Connectedness)

Keywords

Social connectedness, mental health, interpersonal relationships, sense of belonging, social support

Items in Chinese

1. 我觉得和别人有距离感。
2. 我觉得自己和大多数人没有联系/交流。
3. 我觉得自己是个局外人。
4. 我认为自己是一个孤独的人。
5. 我感到自己与周围的世界没有联系。
6. 我没有和任何人任何组织打成一片。
7. 我觉得和别人很亲近。
8. 即使在我认识的人身边，我也没有归属感。
9. 我能够和我的同龄人相处。
10. 我发现自己失去了与社会的联系。
11. 我与别人有联系/交流。
12. 我觉得能被我认识的人了解。
13. 我觉得人们是友好、可亲近的。
14. 我能很好地适应新环境。
15. 我在同龄人之间没有什么归属感。
16. 我的朋友们就像我的家人。
17. 我总是很积极融入人们的生活。
18. 即使和我的朋友们在一起，也没有兄弟/姐妹的感。
19. 我能融入这个世界。
20. 在陌生人面前我感到很轻松。

Items in English

1. I feel a distance between myself and others.
2. I feel that I have no connection/communication with most people.
3. I feel like an outsider.
4. I consider myself a lonely person.
5. I feel disconnected from the world around me.
6. I have not blended in with anyone or any organization.
7. I feel close to others.
8. Even with people I know, I do not feel a sense of belonging.
9. I can get along with my peers.
10. I find that I have lost my connection to society.
11. I have connections/communication with others.
12. I feel that people I know understand me.
13. I think people are friendly and approachable.
14. I can adapt well to new environments.
15. I do not have a sense of belonging among my peers.
16. My friends are like family to me.
17. I always actively integrate into people’s lives.
18. Even when I am with my friends, I do not feel a brother/sister connection.
19. I can fit into this world.
20. I feel relaxed around strangers.

References

范晓兰,韦嘉,张进辅.社会联结量表修订版在中学生群体中的信效度检验[J].西南师范大学学报(自然科学版),2015,40(08):118-122.DOI:10.13718/j.cnki.xsxb.2015.08.022.
胡芳.怀旧对社会排斥后社会联结的影响[D].苏州大学,2023.DOI:10.27351/d.cnki.gszhu.2023.003876.
Lee R M, Draper M, Lee S. Social connectedness, dysfunctional interpersonal behaviors, and psychological distress: Testing a mediator model[J]. Journal of counseling psychology, 2001, 48(3): 310.