Examining the Level of Social Support and Loneliness of Health Science High School Students
Abstract
This descriptive study was planned and applied to determine the related factors with the levels of social support and loneliness of school of health students. The universe of the study consisted of 503 students are currently studying at Istanbul Health Science High School of a foundation university Data were collected using a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the UCLA Loneliness Scale between February 8 to February 13 2016. Before the study, permission was taken from the school and during the study it was taken from students. The mean MSPSS score was 65.7±15.4, the mean scores of loneliness was 36.5±8.2. It was found that there was a negative correlation relationship between the social support and loneliness levels (p<0.05) and the correlation relationship between the loneliness level and social support sources (family, friends and a special person) was also found to be negative. It was identified, maternal educatıon level with loneliness level between statistical meaningfulness and grade level with social support level between statistical meaningfulness (p<0.05). It is concluded that the level MSPSS of students is high, the loneliness level of them is low.
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
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Publication Date
September 24, 2017
Submission Date
March 22, 2016
Acceptance Date
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Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 2
