The romantic loneliness scale (RomLon scale): the development and validation of a novel and brief measure to assess loneliness stemming from the absence of romance in dating, hookups, and marital relationships
The RomLon scale fills a critical gap in psychological assessment by providing a reliable tool to measure romantic loneliness, which is distinct from general loneliness scales. Its strong psychometric properties make it valuable for research and clinical applications across diverse cultures, with implications for psychosocial health, life satisfaction, and relational wellbeing.
Authors
- Nooritawati Md Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3082-8963)
- Farrukh Ijaz
- Waqar Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-1834)
- Khaled Trabelsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-9557)
- Haitham Jahrami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-1320)
- Achraf Ammar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0347-8053)
- Fatima Batool (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-0375)
- Muhammad Ahmad Husain
- Javeria Farrukh
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- COMSATS University Islamabad (PK)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- International Hospital of Bahrain (BH)
- Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax (TN)
- Arabian Gulf University (BH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8
- Primary Topic
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00