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The British Journal of Developmental Disabilities Vol. 48, Part 2, JULY 2002, No. 95, pp. 91-94 ASSESSING THE LONELINESS OF WORKERS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES Shlomo Katz and Shira Katz Summary This study investigated the issue of loneliness at work of persons with learning disabilities and whether a questionnaire developed for persons with mental retardation was reliable for this population. Eighty-two participants responded to a questionnaire on loneliness at work. The scale was found to be reliable and the participants in the study did not report pervasive feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction. There was, however, some variability in the responses with some persons expressing loneliness and others not reporting it at all.
*Shlomo Katz, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel. Tel. +972 3 5348909 Fax: +972 3 5350267 E-mail: katzsh2@mail.biu.ac.il Shira Katz, Ph.D. Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. * For Correspondence |