INVESTIGATION OF LONELINESS LEVELS OF FOREGN STUDENTS IN TERMS OF SOME VARIABLES

Abstract

Objective: It is aimed to investigate loneliness levels of international students in Samsun according to some variables Design: This study was prepared according to the relational screening model. Subjects: The population of the research is constituted from international students studying at Ondokuz Mayıs University in 2015-2016 academic year. The sample of the research is composed of 60 international students determined by the random sampling who are participating in Turkish courses at Ondokuz Mayıs University Turkish Language Teaching Center. Measurement Tools: ""UCLA Loneliness Scale" were used as data collection tools. Analysis: According to gender and relationship status, as the number of siblings variables of international students and T-test analysis for comparison were used. Conclusions: When the level of loneliness of the İnternational Students students were examined according to demographic variables, no significant difference were found in regards to those variables. Thus, the loneliness levels of international students are independent from demographic variables. The literature also supports the findings of this study in that aspect. Discussion: In conclusion, this study shows that loneliness levels are independent of demographic variables.