Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κλίμακα Μοναξιάς UCLA	Κλίμακα Αυτο-Συμπόνιας
Πεδίο	Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία	Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1978	2003
Δημιουργός	Daniel Russell	Kristin Neff
Τύπος	Subjective loneliness assessment scale	Mindful self-kindness and psychological resilience measure
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Russell, D. W. (1996). UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3): Reliability, validity, and factor structure. Journal of Personality Assessment, 66(1), 20–40.	Neff, K. D. (2003). The development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and Identity, 2(3), 223–250.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	UCLA LS, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Russell Loneliness Scale	SCS, Neff Self-Compassion Scale
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	The UCLA Loneliness Scale is a widely used instrument for measuring subjective feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Developed by Daniel Russell in the late 1970s, the scale measures the discrepancy between desired and actual social relationships. The UCLA LS has become the gold standard in loneliness research and is used across clinical, epidemiological, and social psychology studies worldwide.	The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is a 26-item measure assessing self-compassion—the capacity to relate to oneself with kindness and understanding, rather than harsh self-judgment, in the face of difficulty or failure. Developed by Kristin Neff in 2003, the SCS operationalizes self-compassion as a multidimensional construct involving self-kindness (versus self-criticism), common humanity (versus isolation), and mindfulness (versus over-identification with negative emotions). The instrument has become standard in clinical, positive psychology, and health psychology research examining resilience, well-being, and mental health.