Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Questionnaire

Asher and Wheeler‚ 1983‚ 1984

1. It's easy for me to make new friends at school.

2. I like to read.

3. I have nobody to talk to in class.*

4. I'm good at working with other children in my class.

5. I watch TV a lot.

6. It's hard for me to make friends at school.*

7. I like school.

8. I have lots of friends in my class.

9. I feel alone at school.*

10.I can find a friend in my class when I need one.

11.I play sports a lot.

12.It's hard to get kids in school to like me.*

13.I like science.

14.I don't have anyone to play with at school.*

15.I like music.

16.I get along with my classmates.

17.I feel left out of things at school.*

18.There are no other kids I can go to when I need help at school.*

19.I like to paint and draw.

20.I don't get along with other children in school.*

21.I'm lonely at school.*

22.I am well liked by the kids in my class.

23.I like playing board games a lot.

24.I don't have any friends in class.*

* reversed

Always true‚ true most of the time‚ sometimes true‚ hardly ever true‚ not at all true

“Filler” items Hobby or interest (2‚ 5‚ 7‚ 11‚ 13‚ 15‚ 19‚ and 23)

This instrument can be found at: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED237229.pdf & https://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/psyc/upload/Asher-Hymel-Renshaw-1984.pdf & http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Childrens-Loneliness-and-Social-Dissatisfaction-Scale1.pdf

Asher‚ Steven R.‚ Wheeler‚ Valerie A. (1983). Children's. Loneliness: A Comparison of -Rejected and Neglected Peer Status. Paper presented at the Annum Meeting of the American Psychological Association (91st‚ Anaheim‚ CA‚ August 26- 30)

Asher‚ S. R.‚ Hymel‚ S.‚ & Renshaw‚ R.D. (1984). Loneliness in children. Child Development‚ 55(4)‚1456-1464

Asher‚ S. R.‚ & Wheeler‚ V A. (1985). Children's loneliness: A comparison of rejected and neglected peer status. Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology‚ 53(4). 500-50

Asher‚ S. R.‚ & Coie‚ J. D. (Eds.). (1990). Peer rejection in childhood. Cambridge‚ England: Cambridge University Press.

Asher‚ S. R.‚ Parkhurst. J. T‚ Hymel‚ S.‚ & Williams‚ G. A. (1990). Peer rejection and loneliness in childhood. In S. R. Asher & J. D. Coie(Eds.)‚ Peer rejection in childhood (pp. 253-273).

Cassidy‚ J.‚ & Asher‚ S. (1992). Loneliness and peer relations in young children. Child Development‚ 63‚ 350-365.

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