Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Yalnızlık ve Mükemmeliyetçilik Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkide Duygusal Zekânın Aracılık Rolü

Yıl 2018, , 1793 - 1802, 15.11.2018

Feridun Kaya , Zehra Nesrin Birol

https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.1816

Cited By: 4

Öz

Bu araştırmada üniversite öğrencilerinin
mükemmeliyetçilik ve yalnızlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkide duygusal zekânın
aracı rolünün incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu
2016 / 2017 eğitim öğretim yılında Bayburt Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören 181’i
kadın, 125’i erkek, toplam 306 öğrenci oluşturmuştur.
Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, UCLA-Yalnızlık
Ölçeği, Frost - Çok Boyutlu Mükemmeliyetçilik Ölçeği ve Duygusal Zekâ
Özelliği Ölçeği – Kısa Formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadaki değişkenler
arasındaki ilişkileri ve dolaylı etkileri belirlemek için Pearson Korelasyon
Analizi ve Boostrap Yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara
göre yalnızlık ile mükemmeliyetçilik arasında pozitif, duygusal zekâ ile
yalnızlık ve mükemmeliyetçilik arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki
bulunmuştur. Son olarak yalnızlık ile mükemmeliyetçilik arasında duygusal
zekânın kısmı aracı rolü olduğu sonucu ortaya çıkmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Aracılık, duygusal zekâ, mükemmeliyetçilik, yalnızlık

The Mediator Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Loneliness Levels of University Students

Öz

This study primarily aimed to examine the mediator role of emotional
intelligence on the relationship between the perfectionism and loneliness
levels of university students. The participants of the study consisted of 306 students
(181 females and 125 males) in Bayburt University in 2016-2017 academic year.
In the current study, following instruments were used: Demographic Information Form,
UCLA-Loneliness Scale, Frost Multi-dimensional Perfecionism Scale and Emotional
Intelligence Traits Scale-Short Form. In order to determined the relationships
and indirect effects among the variables Pearson Correlation Analysis and
Boostrap Method were used. The results indicated that there was a negative
correlation between loneliness and emotional intelligence. A similar negative
relationship was also found between perfectionism and emotional intelligence.
On the other hand, a positive correlation was observed between perfectionism
and loneliness. Finally, the results demonstrated that there was a partial
mediator role of emotional intelligence on the relationship between loneliness
and perfectionism. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Emotional intelligence, mediation, loneliness, perfectionism

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