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Psychological Well being In Predicting Loneliness Among University Students

Year 2007, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 109 - 118, 01.09.2007

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine how university students’ loneliness are predicted by their level of psychological well being self acceptance personal growth purpose in life positive relations with others environmental mastery and autonomy To collect data UCLA R Loneliness Russell Peplau Cutrona 1980 and Psychological Well Being Scales Ryff 1989a were used The sample was consisted of 268 university students from Cukurova University Adana Turkey For the analysis of the data multiple regression analysis was used Pearson Product Momentum Correlation matrix results revealed that all psychological well being dimensions were significantly correlated to “UCLA Loneliness Scale” scores and Stepwise Regression analysis results explained 49 of total variance The results has shown the best predictor of loneliness was positive relations with others The results were discussed in the light of the related literature Key Words: Loneliness Psychological well being University Students ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE YALNIZLIĞIN YORDAYICISI OLARAK PSİKOLOJİK İYİ OLMA Özet Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin psikolojik iyi olmaları ile ilgili boyutların kendini kabul kişisel büyüme yaşam amacı diğerleriyle olumlu ilişkiler çevresel kontrol ve otonomi onların yalnızlık düzeylerini ne oranda yordadığını belirleyebilmektir Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği Russell Peplau Cutrona 1980 ve Psikolojik İyi Olma Ölçeği Ryff 1989a kullanılmıştır Örneklem 268 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmuştur Pearson Product Momentum Korelasyon katsayıları yalnızlık düzeyleri ile psikolojik iyi olma boyutlarının anlamlı ilişkiler gösterdiğini ve Stepwise Regresyon Analizi ise toplam varyansın 49’unu yordadığı görülmüştür Araştırma sonuçları psikolojik iyi olmanın boyutlarından biri olan diğerleriyle olumlu ilişkilerin yalnızlığı en fazla yordadığını göstermiştir Sonuçlar ilgili literatür ışığında tartışılmıştır Anahtar Sözcükler: Yalnızlık Psikolojik İyi Olma Üniversite Öğrencileri

References

  • Anderson, C.A. & Harvey, R. J. (1988). Discriminating between problems in living: An examination of measures of depression, loneliness, shyness, and social anxiety. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 6(3), 482-491.
  • Arkar,H. & Sarı, F.H.(2004). Relationship between quality of life, perceived social support,social network and loneliness ın a Turkish sample. Yeni Symposium:Psikiyatri, Nöroloji ve Davranış Bilimleri Dergisi, 42 (1) 20-27.
  • Azizoğlu, S. (1993). Psikolojik yardım aramaya yönelen ve yönelmeyen bireylerde stress, kontrol odağı inancı, yalnızlık algısı ve psikolojik belirti gösterme düzeyi arasındaki ilişki. Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara
  • Bowling,A., Edelmann,R., Leaver, J., & Hoekel,T. (1989). Loneliness, mobility, wellbeing and social support in a sample of over-85 years olds. Personality and ınidividual Differences, 10, 1189-1192.
  • Cenkseven, F. (2004). Üniversite öğrencilerinde öznel ve psikolojik iyi olmanın yordayıcılarının incelenmesi [Examining the predictors of subjective and psychological well-being of university students], Unpublished Phd. Thesis, Çukurova University, Adana.
  • Cooper, H., Okamura, L. & McNeil, P. (1995). Situation and personality correlates of psychological well-being: Social activity and personal control. Journal of Research in Personality, 29, 395-417.
  • Çeçen, A. R. (2007). Humor styles in predicting loneliness among Turkish university students. Social Behaviour and Personality. 35, (6), 835-844.
  • Çeçen, A.R. (2007).The Turkish short version of the social and emotional loneliness scale for adults (SELSA-S): Initial development and validation. Social Behaviour and Personality. 35 (6), 717-734.
  • Çeçen, A.R. (in press) University Students’ Loneliness and Perceived Social Support Levels According to Gender and Perceived Parents Attitudes, [Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Cinsiyetlerine ve Ana baba Tutum Algılarına göre Yalnızlık ve Algılanan Sosyal Destek Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi]. Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi
  • Demir, A. (1989). U.C.L.A. Yalnızlık ölçeğinin geçerlik ve güvenilirliği. Psikoloji Dergisi, 7 (23), 14-18.
  • Demir, A. (1990). Üniversite öğrencilerinin yalnızlık düzeylerini etkileyen bazı etmenler. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi. Ankara.
  • Deniz, M., Hamarta, E. & Arı, R. (2005). An ınvestigation of social skills and loneliness levels of unıversıty students with respect to their attachment styles ın a sample of Turkısh students. Social Behavior and Personality, 33 (1) 19-32.
  • DiTommaso, E.(1997) Assessing an attachment model of loneliness: The relationship between attachment style, chronic loneliness, and coping. Unpublished dissertation, the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.
  • DiTommaso. E.,Brannen-McNulty. C., Ross, L.. & Burgess, M. (2003). Attachment styles, socialskills and loneliness in young adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 35(2). 303-312.
  • Ernst, J. M. & Cacioppo, J.L. (1998). Lonely hearts: Psychological perspectives on loneliness. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 8, 1-22.
  • Goodwin. R., Cook. O., & Yung, Y. (2001). Loneliness and life satisfaction in three cultural groups.Personal Relationships, 8, 225-230.
  • Kamath, M. & Kanekar, S. (1993). Loneliness, shyness, self-esteem, and extraversion. Journal of Social Psychology, 133 (6), 855-888
  • Keyes, C. L. M., Shmotkin, D. & Ryff, C. D. (2002). Optimizing Well-Being: The emiprical encounter of two traditions. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 82, 6, 1007-1023.
  • Kinner, R.T. (1997). What does it mean to be psychologically healthy?, Introduction to the Counseling Profession, D. Capuzzi, DR. Gross (Eds.), Second Edition, Allyn and Bacon, USA, 48-63.
  • McWhirter, B. R. (1990). Loneliness:A review of current literature, with implications for counseling and research. Journal of Counseling and Development,68, 417–422.
  • Neto, F. (1992). Loneliness among Portuguese adolescents. Social Behaviour and Personality, 20, 15-22.
  • Neto, F. & Barros, J. (2003). Predictors of loneliness among students and Nuns in Angola and Portugal. Journal of Psychology 137 (4), 351-362.
  • Odacı, H. (2004). Üniversite öğrencilerinin stresle basa çıkma biçimlerinin yalnızlık düzeyleriyle ilişkisi. Psikiyatri Psikofarmakoloji Psikoloji Dergisi 12 (3).
  • Olmstead, R. E., Guy, S. M., O’Malley, P. M. & Bentler, P. M. (1991).Longitudinal assessment of the relationship between self-esteem, fatalism, loneliness and substance abuse. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 6 (4), 749-770
  • Peplau, L.A., & Perlman, D.(1982). Perspectives on loneliness. In L.A. Peplau &D.Perlman (Eds.), Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research and therapy (pp.1-18) New York: John Wiley.
  • Perlman, D., & Peplau, L. (1981). Toward a social psychology of loneliness. In S. Duck & R. Gilmour (Eds.) Personal relationship 3: Personal relationship in disorder (pp.31-56) London: Academic Press.
  • Rokach, A., Brock, H. (1997) Loneliness: A multidimensional experience Psychology: A journal of Human Behaviour 35 (2) , 2-17.
  • Rokach,A., & Neto, F.(2000) Coping with loneliness in adolescence: A cross-cultural study. Social Behaviour and Personality, 28, 329-342
  • Russell, D. (1982). The measurement of loneliness. In L. A. Peplau & D.Perlman (Eds.), Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research and therapy (pp. 81–104). New York: Wiley.
  • Russell, D., Peplau, L.A., & Cutrona,C.E. (1980). The Revised UCLA Loneliness scale: Concurrent and discriminant validity evidence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 472-480
  • Ryff, C. D. (1989a). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 6, 1069-1081.
  • Ryff, C. D. (1989b). Beyond Ponce de Leon and life satisfaction: New directions in quest of successful ageing. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 12, 1, 35-55.
  • Ryff, C. D. (1995). Psychological well-being in adult life. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 4, 4, 99-104.
  • Ryff, C.D. & Keyes, C.L.M. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 4, 719-727.
  • Ryff, C. D. & Singer, B. (1996). Psychological well-being: Meaning, measurement, and implications for psychotherapy research. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 65 14-23.
  • Sadava, S. W. & Pak, A. W. (1994). Problem drinking and close relationships during the third decade of life. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,8, 251–258.
  • Saklofske, D. H. & Yackulic, R. A. (1989). Personality predictors loneliness. Personality and Individual Differences, 10 (4), 467-472
  • Schumaker, J. F., Krejci, R. C., &Small, L. (1985). Experience of loneliness by obese individuals. Psychological Reports, 57, 1147–1154.
  • Schumaker, J. F., Shea, J. D., Monfries, M. M. & Groth-Marnat, G. (1992). Loneliness and life satisfaction in Japan and Australia. The Journal of Psychology, 127 (1) 65-71
  • Weber, B., Mathe, A., & Nolsen, E. (1997). Relationships among multiple suicide ideation risk factors in college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 11, 49–64.

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE YALNIZLIĞIN YORDAYICISI OLARAK PSİKOLOJİK İYİ OLMA

Year 2007, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 109 - 118, 01.09.2007

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin psikolojik iyi olmaları ile ilgili
boyutların (kendini kabul, kişisel büyüme, yaşam amacı, diğerleriyle olumlu ilişkiler,
çevresel kontrol ve otonomi) onların yalnızlık düzeylerini ne oranda yordadığını
belirleyebilmektir. Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği
(Russell, Peplau & Cutrona, 1980) ve Psikolojik İyi Olma Ölçeği(Ryff,1989a)
kullanılmıştır. Örneklem 268 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmuştur. Pearson Product
Momentum Korelasyon katsayıları yalnızlık düzeyleri ile psikolojik iyi olma
boyutlarının anlamlı ilişkiler gösterdiğini ve Stepwise Regresyon Analizi ise toplam
varyansın %49’unu yordadığı görülmüştür. Araştırma sonuçları psikolojik iyi olmanın
boyutlarından biri olan diğerleriyle olumlu ilişkilerin yalnızlığı en fazla yordadığını
göstermiştir. Sonuçlar ilgili literatür ışığında tartışılmıştır.

References

  • Anderson, C.A. & Harvey, R. J. (1988). Discriminating between problems in living: An examination of measures of depression, loneliness, shyness, and social anxiety. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 6(3), 482-491.
  • Arkar,H. & Sarı, F.H.(2004). Relationship between quality of life, perceived social support,social network and loneliness ın a Turkish sample. Yeni Symposium:Psikiyatri, Nöroloji ve Davranış Bilimleri Dergisi, 42 (1) 20-27.
  • Azizoğlu, S. (1993). Psikolojik yardım aramaya yönelen ve yönelmeyen bireylerde stress, kontrol odağı inancı, yalnızlık algısı ve psikolojik belirti gösterme düzeyi arasındaki ilişki. Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara
  • Bowling,A., Edelmann,R., Leaver, J., & Hoekel,T. (1989). Loneliness, mobility, wellbeing and social support in a sample of over-85 years olds. Personality and ınidividual Differences, 10, 1189-1192.
  • Cenkseven, F. (2004). Üniversite öğrencilerinde öznel ve psikolojik iyi olmanın yordayıcılarının incelenmesi [Examining the predictors of subjective and psychological well-being of university students], Unpublished Phd. Thesis, Çukurova University, Adana.
  • Cooper, H., Okamura, L. & McNeil, P. (1995). Situation and personality correlates of psychological well-being: Social activity and personal control. Journal of Research in Personality, 29, 395-417.
  • Çeçen, A. R. (2007). Humor styles in predicting loneliness among Turkish university students. Social Behaviour and Personality. 35, (6), 835-844.
  • Çeçen, A.R. (2007).The Turkish short version of the social and emotional loneliness scale for adults (SELSA-S): Initial development and validation. Social Behaviour and Personality. 35 (6), 717-734.
  • Çeçen, A.R. (in press) University Students’ Loneliness and Perceived Social Support Levels According to Gender and Perceived Parents Attitudes, [Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Cinsiyetlerine ve Ana baba Tutum Algılarına göre Yalnızlık ve Algılanan Sosyal Destek Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi]. Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi
  • Demir, A. (1989). U.C.L.A. Yalnızlık ölçeğinin geçerlik ve güvenilirliği. Psikoloji Dergisi, 7 (23), 14-18.
  • Demir, A. (1990). Üniversite öğrencilerinin yalnızlık düzeylerini etkileyen bazı etmenler. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi. Ankara.
  • Deniz, M., Hamarta, E. & Arı, R. (2005). An ınvestigation of social skills and loneliness levels of unıversıty students with respect to their attachment styles ın a sample of Turkısh students. Social Behavior and Personality, 33 (1) 19-32.
  • DiTommaso, E.(1997) Assessing an attachment model of loneliness: The relationship between attachment style, chronic loneliness, and coping. Unpublished dissertation, the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.
  • DiTommaso. E.,Brannen-McNulty. C., Ross, L.. & Burgess, M. (2003). Attachment styles, socialskills and loneliness in young adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 35(2). 303-312.
  • Ernst, J. M. & Cacioppo, J.L. (1998). Lonely hearts: Psychological perspectives on loneliness. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 8, 1-22.
  • Goodwin. R., Cook. O., & Yung, Y. (2001). Loneliness and life satisfaction in three cultural groups.Personal Relationships, 8, 225-230.
  • Kamath, M. & Kanekar, S. (1993). Loneliness, shyness, self-esteem, and extraversion. Journal of Social Psychology, 133 (6), 855-888
  • Keyes, C. L. M., Shmotkin, D. & Ryff, C. D. (2002). Optimizing Well-Being: The emiprical encounter of two traditions. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 82, 6, 1007-1023.
  • Kinner, R.T. (1997). What does it mean to be psychologically healthy?, Introduction to the Counseling Profession, D. Capuzzi, DR. Gross (Eds.), Second Edition, Allyn and Bacon, USA, 48-63.
  • McWhirter, B. R. (1990). Loneliness:A review of current literature, with implications for counseling and research. Journal of Counseling and Development,68, 417–422.
  • Neto, F. (1992). Loneliness among Portuguese adolescents. Social Behaviour and Personality, 20, 15-22.
  • Neto, F. & Barros, J. (2003). Predictors of loneliness among students and Nuns in Angola and Portugal. Journal of Psychology 137 (4), 351-362.
  • Odacı, H. (2004). Üniversite öğrencilerinin stresle basa çıkma biçimlerinin yalnızlık düzeyleriyle ilişkisi. Psikiyatri Psikofarmakoloji Psikoloji Dergisi 12 (3).
  • Olmstead, R. E., Guy, S. M., O’Malley, P. M. & Bentler, P. M. (1991).Longitudinal assessment of the relationship between self-esteem, fatalism, loneliness and substance abuse. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 6 (4), 749-770
  • Peplau, L.A., & Perlman, D.(1982). Perspectives on loneliness. In L.A. Peplau &D.Perlman (Eds.), Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research and therapy (pp.1-18) New York: John Wiley.
  • Perlman, D., & Peplau, L. (1981). Toward a social psychology of loneliness. In S. Duck & R. Gilmour (Eds.) Personal relationship 3: Personal relationship in disorder (pp.31-56) London: Academic Press.
  • Rokach, A., Brock, H. (1997) Loneliness: A multidimensional experience Psychology: A journal of Human Behaviour 35 (2) , 2-17.
  • Rokach,A., & Neto, F.(2000) Coping with loneliness in adolescence: A cross-cultural study. Social Behaviour and Personality, 28, 329-342
  • Russell, D. (1982). The measurement of loneliness. In L. A. Peplau & D.Perlman (Eds.), Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research and therapy (pp. 81–104). New York: Wiley.
  • Russell, D., Peplau, L.A., & Cutrona,C.E. (1980). The Revised UCLA Loneliness scale: Concurrent and discriminant validity evidence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 472-480
  • Ryff, C. D. (1989a). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 6, 1069-1081.
  • Ryff, C. D. (1989b). Beyond Ponce de Leon and life satisfaction: New directions in quest of successful ageing. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 12, 1, 35-55.
  • Ryff, C. D. (1995). Psychological well-being in adult life. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 4, 4, 99-104.
  • Ryff, C.D. & Keyes, C.L.M. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 4, 719-727.
  • Ryff, C. D. & Singer, B. (1996). Psychological well-being: Meaning, measurement, and implications for psychotherapy research. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 65 14-23.
  • Sadava, S. W. & Pak, A. W. (1994). Problem drinking and close relationships during the third decade of life. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,8, 251–258.
  • Saklofske, D. H. & Yackulic, R. A. (1989). Personality predictors loneliness. Personality and Individual Differences, 10 (4), 467-472
  • Schumaker, J. F., Krejci, R. C., &Small, L. (1985). Experience of loneliness by obese individuals. Psychological Reports, 57, 1147–1154.
  • Schumaker, J. F., Shea, J. D., Monfries, M. M. & Groth-Marnat, G. (1992). Loneliness and life satisfaction in Japan and Australia. The Journal of Psychology, 127 (1) 65-71
  • Weber, B., Mathe, A., & Nolsen, E. (1997). Relationships among multiple suicide ideation risk factors in college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 11, 49–64.
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Yrd. Doç. Dr. A. Rezan Çeçen This is me

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Fulya Cenkseven This is me

Publication Date September 1, 2007
Submission Date December 29, 2013
Published in Issue Year 2007 Volume: 16 Issue: 2

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APA Çeçen, Y. D. D. A. R., & Cenkseven, Y. D. D. F. (2007). ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE YALNIZLIĞIN YORDAYICISI OLARAK PSİKOLOJİK İYİ OLMA. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 16(2), 109-118.