This study involves five brief stages, each consisting of short survey sections. You will answer questions about your feelings of loneliness, your perceived stress, your emotions, your mental well-being, and some basic demographics (e.g., age, gender). You will be able to go back and forth between sections in case you want to change an answer. To remove a response that has already been made, change your response to "Prefer not to say".

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The first set of questions asks about your feelings of loneliness. Please rate your agreement with each of the statements below.

I lack companionship.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

There is no one I can turn to.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

I am an outgoing person.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

I feel left out.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

I feel isolated from others.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

I can find companionship when I want it.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

I am unhappy being so withdrawn.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

People are around me but not with me.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Prefer not to say

The second set of questions asks about your feelings of stress. Please rate how often you have felt or thought each of the following statements during the last month.

In the last month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you felt nervous and "stressed"?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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In the last month, how often have you been angered because of things that were outside of your control?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

Prefer not to say

The third set of questions asks about your positive and negative experiences over the past few weeks. Please think about what you have been doing and experiencing during the past four weeks, then report how much you experienced each of the following feelings.

Positive

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Negative

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Good

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Bad

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Pleasant

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Unpleasant

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Happy

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Sad

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Afraid

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Joyful

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Angry

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

Contented

Very rarely or never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often or always

Prefer not to say

The fourth set of questions asks about various aspects of your mental well-being over the past month. Please rate how often you have felt or thought each of the following statements during the last month.

During the past month, how often did you feel happy?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

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During the past month, how often did you feel interested in life?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel satisfied with life?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

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During the past month, how often did you feel that you had somethign important to contribute to society?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

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During the past month, how often did you feel that you belonged to a community (like a group, school, neighborhood, etc.)

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel that our society is a good place, or is becoming a better place, for all people?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel that people are basically good?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel that the way society works made sense to you?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

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During the past month, how often did you feel that you liked most parts of your personality?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

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During the past month, how often did you feel good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life?<

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

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During the past month, how often did you feel that you had a warm and trusting relationship with others?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel that you had experiences that challenged you to grow and become a better person?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

During the past month, how often did you feel that your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it?

Never

Once or twice

About once a week

2 or 3 times a week

Almost every day

Every day

Prefer not to say

The final set of questions asks for some basic demographic information. Please respond to each question below.

What is your current age in years?

What is your biological sex (as assigned at birth)?

Male

Female

Intersex

Prefer not to say

To which gender, if any, do you identify?

Cisgendered Man

Cisgendered Woman

Trans Man

Trans Woman

Genderfluid

Non-Binary

Other

Prefer not to say

What is your current relationship status?

Single

In a relationship

Married

Separated / divorced

Prefer not to say

What is your highest level of education?

Less than high school

High school graduate

Current college / university student

College / university graduate

Prefer not to say

How would you describe your own socioeconomic status (wealth and financial security relative to the rest of the population in your country)?

Low

Middle

High

Prefer not to say

First, thank you very much for taking part in our study!

A study published in 2025 by Osman Hatun found that feelings of loneliness were associated with increased stress, increased negative experiences, decreased positive experiences, and decreased mental well-being. Loneliness specificaly seemed to be associated with decreased well-being through its effects on perceived stress and positive experiences.

The goal of this study was to replicate Hatun (2025) as part of a class project. Students will analyze the new data and assess the extent to which the replication reproduced the results from the original study. Replication is an important part of science that has historically been ignored in social science research.

If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr. Evan Curtis at evan.curtis@boothuc.ca.

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