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Three-Item Loneliness Scale

Three questions. Gaano kadalas mong nararamdamang mag-isa ka?

  • About 1 minute
  • 3 questions
  • Free
  • Private

Before you start

The next questions are about how you feel about different aspects of your life. For each one, tell me how often you feel that way.

What you get

  • Your score from 3 to 9 and what it suggests
  • A calm reading of whether loneliness is weighing on you lately
  • Gentle steps toward connection that fit your life
  • Your trend when you retake it later
More about this quiz

Why it matters

Loneliness can be felt even in a full house. This short questionnaire, used in large studies worldwide, looks at how often you feel alone inside.

How it can help

  • Name loneliness instead of carrying it quietly
  • Find small ways to reconnect, near or far
  • Notice changes over time, especially when away from family

Who it is for

Anyone 15 and up, especially those far from family and older adults

The science

Three-Item Loneliness Scale by Hughes, Waite, Hawkley and Cacioppo (2004), from the UCLA Loneliness Scale tradition.

Your answers are private. Only you can see your reading. Privacy Notice

This is a reflection, not a diagnosis. It helps you understand yourself right now. Only a licensed professional can diagnose.

For ages 18 and up. Learners 15 to 17 can take it when their school gives it through Glim, with a parent or guardian's consent. Free. At the end, sign in to open and save your reading.

Source: Hughes ME, Waite LJ, Hawkley LC, Cacioppo JT. A short scale for measuring loneliness in large surveys: results from two population-based studies. Res Aging. 2004;26(6):655-672.

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