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.
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- 10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8
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- 2025 Aug 11
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8,
title = {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.},
author = {Husain W and Husain MA and Ijaz F and Farrukh J and Batool F and Tahir N and Trabelsi K and Ammar A and Jahrami H},
year = {2025},
journal = {BMC psychology},
doi = {10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8}
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TY - JOUR TI - 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. AU - Husain W AU - Husain MA AU - Ijaz F AU - Farrukh J AU - Batool F AU - Tahir N AU - Trabelsi K AU - Ammar A AU - Jahrami H PY - 2025 JO - BMC psychology DO - 10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8 ER -
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W, H., MA, H., F, I., J, F., F, B., N, T., K, T., A, A., & H, J. (2025). 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.. BMC psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03208-8
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