The Relationship of Loneliness and Life Satisfaction among Gifted Adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction among gifted adolescents. The study was conducted with a sample of 106 gifted middle school students who chosen by purposive sampling method. Data were collected by using UCLA Loneliness Scale and Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale. As a result of analyses, a significant negative relationship was observed between loneliness level and life satisfaction of participants. There were no differences found between boys and girls in tems of life satisfaction and loneliness level. As a result of simple regression analysis, 35% of the total variance of life satisfaction level of gifted adolescents was appeared to be explained by their loneliness level. However, these results show that in gifted students’ school and social life taken preventive measures for loneliness will increase their life satisfaction.

Keywords

• Gifted Adolescents, Lonileness, Life Satisfaction

Üstün Zekâlı Ergenlerde Yalnızlık ve Yaşam Doyumu İlişkisi

Abstract

Bu araştırmada, üstün zekâlı ergenlerde yalnızlık ve yaşam doyum düzeyi arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Çalışmaya 106 üstün zekâlı ortaokul öğrencisi amaçlı örneklem yöntemi ile seçilmiştir. Araştırmada UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği ve Çokboyutlu Öğrenci Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda yalnızlık ile yaşam doyumu arasında negatif yönde ilişki olduğu ve örneklemde yer alan üstün zekâlı ergenlerin yaşam doyumu ve yalnızlık düzeyinin cinsiyete göre farklılaşmadığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, basit regresyon analizi sonucunda, yaşam doyumuna ilişkin toplam varyansın %35’inin üstün zekâlı katılımcıların yalnızlık düzeyi ile açıklandığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu bulgular, okullarda ve sosyal ortamlarında üstün zekâlı ergenlerin yalnızlık yaşamalarını önleyici tedbirlerin, onların yaşam doyumlarını arttıracağını göstermektedir

Keywords

• Üstün zekâlı ergenler, Yalnızlık, Yaşam doyumu

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