Development of the Reason for Choosing to be Alone Scale and Investigation of Reliability and Validity

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• The new scale measures reasons for solitude, potentially improving psychological well-being.
• Exploratory factor analysis confirmed a five-factor structure with 35 items from a sample of 296 individuals.
• Correlational analysis established concurrent validity with existing measures in an additional 311 individual study.
• This work indicates that understanding solitude can inform mental health strategies; further validation across cultures is needed.

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