Personal and Social Influences on Loneliness: The Mediating Effect of Social Provisions

Kraus, Linda A.; Bazzini, Doris G.; Davis, Mark H. A.; Church, Michael A.; Kirchman, C. M.

doi:10.2307/2786644

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“…Humans are social beings, and their social aspect must be satisfied somehow. A feeling of belonging is one of the most powerful human needs, and descriptions and studies continue to put forth that failure to meet a desired sense of belonging is experienced as a heaviness (Erözkan, 2009;Kraus, 1993;Kılınç & Sevim, 2005;Peplau & Perlman, 1982;Weiss, 1973). This also supports the finding (Çorapçıoğlu, 1998) of negative relationships between the number of friends and social sharing opportunities a person has with loneliness.…”

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Internet Addiction in Young Adults in Turkey: Loneliness and Virtual-Environment Loneliness

Ümmet¹,

Ekşi²

2016

addicta

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The purpose of this research is to reveal the relationships in Turkey between young adults' loneliness in real life and loneliness in virtual environments, as well as to reveal the predictive effect of real-life and virtual loneliness on Internet addiction. The Internet Addiction, UCLA Loneliness, and Virtual-Environment Loneliness Scales were used in order to collect data. A total of 237 students, whose average age was 20.64 and were continuing their education at Marmara and İstanbul Medeniyet Universities, constituted the study group of the research. The statistical analyses that were performed showed a positive meaningful relationship for real-life loneliness with the Virtual Environment Loneliness Scale' s sub-dimensions of virtual sharing and virtual socialization, and a negative meaningful relationship with its sub-dimension of virtual loneliness. According to the survey, real-life loneliness and virtual-environment loneliness (through all sub-dimensions) significantly predict Internet addiction in young adults (loss of control, tolerance development, and deterioration in social relations). Suggestions have been made through a discussion of the obtained findings related to the literature and other studies.

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Internet Addiction in Young Adults in Turkey: Loneliness and Virtual-Environment Loneliness

Ümmet¹,

Ekşi²

2016

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“…Peer induction, at best, reflects informal social support, which is salutary to older people (Dufort et al, 1997;Kahn, 1994). Nevertheless, the benefit of peer support varies depending on the quality of the support (Kraus et al, 1993). An undesirable effect of peer support is its discouragement of the older person's use of professional help (Choi, 1994).…”

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Inducting older adults into volunteer work to sustain their psychological well-being

Cheung

Kwan

2006

Ageing Int.

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“…The literature review points out three main assumptions employed to examine the loneliness concept (Kraus, Davis, Bazzini, Church, & Kirchman, 1993). The first one assumes that loneliness is a perception of incapability and originates from one's social lifestyle.…”

Section: Lonelinessmentioning

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Impact of Turnover Intention on Loneliness and the Mediating Effect of Work Alienation

Gözükara

Mercanlı

Çapuk

et al. 2017

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High levels of labor turnover are considered signals of poor management for organizations. The departure of qualified employees may result in great losses in organizational terms. This research aimed to examine the relationships between turnover intention, work alienation, and loneliness. Research data were collected using surveys from 440 aviation company employees, and convenience sampling was used for participant selection. The survey included UCLA Loneliness Scale, Work Alienation Scale, and Turnover Intention Scale. The research revealed that turnover intention had an effect on loneliness and this effect of turnover intention on loneliness was fully mediated by work alienation. Accordingly, work alienation fully mediates the relationship between turnover intention and loneliness. The analyses indicate that organizations, especially in the aviation industry, should pay attention to psychological factors such as loneliness and work alienation that drive qualified employees to quit their jobs. This research contributed to the relevant literature by pointing out organizational behavior concepts that may lead to unexpected labor loss and thereby inefficiency.

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Personal and Social Influences on Loneliness: The Mediating Effect of Social Provisions

Cited by 54 publications

References 11 publications

Internet Addiction in Young Adults in Turkey: Loneliness and Virtual-Environment Loneliness

Internet Addiction in Young Adults in Turkey: Loneliness and Virtual-Environment Loneliness

Inducting older adults into volunteer work to sustain their psychological well-being

Impact of Turnover Intention on Loneliness and the Mediating Effect of Work Alienation

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