The Youth Loneliness Scale (YLS) Project
Co-producing a new scale with young people aged 10 – 24 years in the UK
About the Project
The YLS project develops, evaluates, and disseminates a developmentally sensitive measure of loneliness with and for young people aged 10-24 in the UK.
To find out more about our scientific approach, please visit the YLS project protocol pages.
The Project Team
Prof Jennifer Lau
Principal Investigator
Queen Mary University London
Prof Pamela Qualter
Co-Investigator
University of Manchester
Dr Delia Fuhrmann
Co-Investigator
King's College London
Dr Laura Riddleston
Research Associate
Queen Mary University London
Dr Lily Verity
Research Associate
University of Manchester
Ms Iqra Alam
Young Person Co-Investigator
Queen Mary University London
Ms Jasmine Conway
Young Person Co-Investigator
University of Manchester
Want to find out more?
Read our project protocol:
Fuhrmann, D., Riddleston, L., Verity, L., Alam, I., Conway, J., Chavez, L., … Lau, J. (2023, August 7). Co-producing a new scale with young people aged 10 – 24 years: A protocol for the development and validation of the Youth Loneliness Scale (YLS). https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/2g5ba
Use our study materials:
For any other questions:
Please contact Jennifer Lau for more information about the project.
Thank you!
We are grateful for the invaluable input from our Young Person Advisory Group members and our Project Students.
The following charities are consultants for the YLS Project: The McPin Foundation, The Campaign to End Loneliness, The Future Leader Programme
The YLS Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation.
