Examining the predictability of loneliness levels of college students with various variables

Abstract

Abstract

Social support is a basic need for a young person. Social relations are of great importance to maintain psychological well-being and social relations at a satisfying level, to stop feeling lonely and adapt oneself to society. This study was planned and conducted within a descirptive framework in order to examine the factors related to the social loneliness levels perceived by the students of Vocational School of Health Services, Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education at Biruni University. Method: a total of 218 students from Vocational School of Health Services, Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education at Biruni University who agreed to participate in the research were included with a participation rate of 83 percent. Data was collected with socio-demographic information form and 20-question UCLA Loneliness Scale at the beginning of 2014-2015 academic year. Written and oral permissions were taken from the related institutions and the students before the study was conducted. Independent t test corelation, variance analyses and descriptive statistics were utilized for data analysis with SPSS 20.0 package. This study is a descriptive one and general screening method was used.

Keywords: Social support, medical school students, loneliness.