Türkiye’deki Üniversite Öğrencileri Arasında Yalnızlığın Yordayıcıları: Utangaçlık ve Cinsiyet

Bu çalışmanın amacı, utangaçlık ve cinsiyetin üniversite öğrencilerinin yalnızlık düzeylerini ne derece yordadığını incelemektir. Veri toplamak amacıyla UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği, Gözden Geçirilmiş Cheek ve Buss Utangaçlık Ölçeği ve kişisel bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini Türkiye’deki bir devlet üniversitesinin farklı bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 375 (242 kadın, 133 erkek) üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veri analizi için Çoklu Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar utangaçlık ve cinsiyeti içeren regresyon modelinin yalnızlığın toplam varyansının % 33’ünü açıkladığını göstermiştir. Utangaçlık yalnızlığı anlamlı düzeyde ve olumlu yönde yordarken, erkek katılımcıların kadın katılımcılara kıyasla daha yüksek yalnızlık düzeylerine sahip oldukları bulunmuştur. Bu bulgulardan ortaya çıkan bazı sonuçlar çalışmada tartışılmıştır.

Predictors of Loneliness among University Students in Turkey: Shyness and Gende

The purpose of the study was to investigate how well shyness and gender predicted loneliness levels of university students. The UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Cheek and Buss Revised Shyness Scale and a personal information sheet were used to collect data. The sample of the study was 375 (242 female, 133 male) university students from differentdepartments of a state university in Turkey. Multiple Regression Analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the regression model containing shyness and gender explained 33% of the total variance in loneliness. Specifically, while shyness was found to significantly and positively predict loneliness, male participants were found to have higher loneliness levels than female participants in the current study. Some implications of the present findings were discussed in the study.

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