Examining the predictors of loneliness levels of university students

Serin N. B., Aydinoglu N., AYSAN F.

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration (WCLTA), Cairo, Mısır, 29 - 31 Ekim 2010, cilt.9 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.221
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Cairo
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Mısır
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Loneliness level, attachment styles, family relations, coping with stress, university students, ATTACHMENT STYLES, PATTERNS, DISORDER
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to examine to what extent loneliness levels of university students are predicted by their attachment styles, strategies of coping with stress, gender, grade levels and socio-economic levels. The study group consists of 249 students at the Faculty of Education of a private university in TRNC in the academic year 2008-2009. The data of the research are obtained through the use of Relationship Scale Questionnaire (RSQ), UCLA Loneliness Scale and The Coping Strategy Scale (CSS). In the analysis of the data, Multiple Regression Analysis is used. The results of the study indicate significant relationships among almost all the variables. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.