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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Measurement

Background:

  • Social connection is crucial for well-being.
  • Research traditionally focused on enduring social connection.
  • Momentary social connection and its measurement are understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Develop and validate a scale for state social connection.
  • Address the gap in measuring momentary social connection.
  • Introduce the UBC State Social Connection Scale (UBC-SSCS).

Main Methods:

  • Item generation and refinement.
  • Factor structure confirmation in a university sample.
  • Validation studies (Studies 2-3).

Main Results:

  • The 10-item UBC-SSCS demonstrated a clear factor structure.
  • Established reliability and validity of the UBC-SSCS.
  • State measures offer greater statistical power than trait measures.

Conclusions:

  • The UBC-SSCS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing state social connection.
  • Utilizing state measures enhances the ability to detect fluctuations in social connection.
  • This scale can advance research on the dynamics of social connection.