Investigation of Loneliness in University Students in terms of Emotional Self-Efficacy and Life Satisfaction

Öz

The aim of current study is to examine the mediating role of life satisfaction in relationship between emotional self-efficacy and loneliness. Participants consisted of 388 university students. Data were collected through Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale and a demographic information form. In the analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and regression-based bootstrapping techniques were used. Findings demonstrated that emotional self-efficacy, which consists of the perceiving, using, understanding, and managing emotions sub-dimensions, was significantly and positively correlated with life satisfaction and negatively correlated with loneliness. It was found that there was a statistically significant and negative correlation between life satisfaction and loneliness. The results of mediating analysis revealed that life satisfaction had a partial mediating role in relationship between emotional self-efficacy and loneliness. The university students, who are confident about their abilities in perceiving, using, understanding, and managing emotions, are satisfied with their life more, and high life satisfaction lead to a decrease in loneliness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Loneliness
• life satisfaction
• emotional self-efficacy
• university students.

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Yalnızlığın Duygusal Öz-Yeterlik ve Yaşam Doyumu Açısından İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, duygusal öz-yeterlik ile yalnızlık arasındaki ilişkide yaşam doyumunun aracı rolünü incelemektir. Araştırmaya 388 üniversite öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veriler Duygusal Öz-Yeterlik Ölçeği, Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği, Ucla Yalnızlık Ölçeği ve demografik bilgi formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Analizlerde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve regresyon temelli bootstrap teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular duyguları düzenleme, duyguları düşünceyi destekleyici olarak kullanma, duyguları anlama ve duyguları algılama alt boyutlarından oluşan duygusal öz-yeterliğin üniversite öğrencilerinin yaşam doyumları ile pozitif, yalnızlık düzeyleri ile negatif yönde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Yaşam doyumu ile yalnızlık arasında negatif yönde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu saptanmıştır. Aracılık analizi sonuçları, yaşam doyumunun duygusal öz-yeterlik ile yalnızlık arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü oynadığını ortaya koymuştur. Buna göre; duyguları düzenleme, duyguları düşünceyi destekleyici olarak kullanma, duyguları anlama ve duyguları algılama yetenekleri konusunda kendilerine duydukları güven arttıkça üniversite öğrencileri yaşamlarından daha çok doyum almakta ve artan yaşam doyumu yalnızlık duygularının azalmasına katkı sağlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yalnızlık
• yaşam doyumu
• duygusal öz-yeterlik
• üniversite öğrencileri.

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