Validation of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, 6‐item version, in a multiethnic population of Chilean older adults

Objective To analyse the psychometric properties of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, 6‐item version (DJGLS‐6), in a multiethnic sample of older Chilean adults. Methods A cross‐sectional study was designed using a sample of 800 older people, and 71% were self‐declared indigenous. Data quality and acceptability, internal consistency, and construct and structural validity of DJGLS‐6 were analysed. The scale was also analysed according to the Rasch model. Results The DJGLS‐6 scored higher for the non‐indigenous group than for Aymara and Mapuche (P