The role of empathic tendency and perceived social support in predicting loneliness levels of college students

Pamukçu, Burcu; Meydan, Betül

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.208

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“…It is demonstrated that when compared with healthy and social adolescents, ostracized the young express higher and significant degrees of depression, loneliness and insufficiency (Witvliet, Brendgen, Van Lier, Koot, &Vitaro, 2010) and show some negative behaviours (Dixon, 2007). Pamukçu and Meydan (2010) found in their study about the role of perceived social support and empathic tendency on their levels of loneliness that social support and empathic tendency has a strong and negative effect on the levels of loneliness. Similar studies found that the empathic classroom atmosphere and ties of friendship correlate with perception of life quality in school Sarı ve ark., 2007;Durmaz, 2008;Alaca, 2011;Demir ve ark., 2012;Sarı, 2012).…”

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Adolescents' Social Exclusion, Loneliness and Subjective Well-Being In School: Mediating Role of Emphatic Tendency

Büyükcebeci¹,

Deniz²

2017

IOJES

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The aim of this study is to analyze the meditative role of emphatic tendency in the relationships among social exclusion, loneliness and subjective well-being in school in adolescents. The sample of the study is composed of 601 volunteers (301 female and 290 male) of high-school students. Data are collected by the application of the following scales: Brief adolescents' subjective well-being in school scale (BASWBSS), ostracism experience scale for adolescents, social and emotional loneliness scale and KA-Sİ emphatic tendency scale. Two-step structural equation modelling is employed in this study to determine the role of social exclusion and loneliness on school well-being of adolescents through the meditative role of emphatic tendency. As a result of SEM, regarding the direct influences, it is found that both social exclusion and loneliness predict emphatic tendency in a negative direction. On the other hand, it is understood that the emphatic tendency predicts school well-being in a positive direction. When indirect influences are examined, it is understood that social exclusion effects school subjective well-being via the mediation of empathic tendency negatively with a standardized effect coefficient of -.34 while loneliness effects school subjective well-being via the mediation of empathic tendency negatively with a standardized effect coefficient of -.14. When the fit indices for the model are considered, all the indices can be said to be at acceptable levels. Findings are discussed in the context of related literature.© 2017 IOJES. All rights reserved Keywords: 1 Adolescence, social exclusion, loneliness, school subjective well-being, empathic tendency. Extended Summary PurposeThis study tries to determine the meditative role of the emphatic tendency on the adolescents' school well-being in its relationship with social exclusion and loneliness. Many scholars (Hunter, 2003;Haigh, 2009) agree that empathy has an important role in understanding and explaining social behaviour. MethodThe sample consists of 601 volunteering students of which 311 are female (51.7 %) and 290 are male (48.3 %). The students are chosen by stratified sampling from among different types of high schools and are in different grades. The sample is determined with regard to the number of students attending sub-types of high-school population and their percentage (25 %). Participants constituting the sample are aged between 14 and 18. The mean age of the participants is 16.07 with a standard deviation of 0.94.

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Adolescents' Social Exclusion, Loneliness and Subjective Well-Being In School: Mediating Role of Emphatic Tendency

Büyükcebeci¹,

Deniz²

2017

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“…Specifically, postsecondary students’ loneliness increased with a decline in social support (especially OS and SU). Lonely students may find it difficult to receive warmth and empathy from other people ( Jobe and White, 2007 ; Pamukçu and Meydan, 2010 ), which may deter them from interpersonal interactions, reducing the likelihood of them being accepted by their peers, leading to lower social support.…”

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Relationships Between Social Support, Loneliness, and Internet Addiction in Chinese Postsecondary Students: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

Zhang

Sui

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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Using the Internet has become one of the most popular leisure activities among postsecondary students in China. Concern about the large number of students using the Internet has led to an increase in research on the influencing factors of Internet addiction and the negative consequences caused by it. This short-term longitudinal study examined the associations among three dimensions of social support [objective support (OS), subjective support (SS), and support utilization (SU)], loneliness, and the four dimensions of Internet addiction (compulsive Internet use [CIU] & withdrawal from Internet addiction [WIA], tolerance of Internet addiction [TIA], time-management problems [TMPs], and interpersonal and health problems [IHPs]) in a Chinese sample. A total of 169 postsecondary first-year students (88 girls and 81 boys; mean age = 18.31 years) participated in the study. The questionnaire measurements were taken at the beginning of the school year (T1), 6 months later (T2), and 1 year later (T3). Cross-lagged and structural equation modeling analyses indicated that (a) OS (T1) and SU (T1) negatively predicted loneliness (T2); and loneliness (T2) negatively predicted OS (T3) and SU(T3); (b) CIU & WIA (T1) and TMPs (T1) positively predicted loneliness (T2); and loneliness (T2) positively predicted CIU & WIA (T3), TIA (T3), TMP (T3), and IHP (T3); (c) SS (T1) directly affected TIA (T3) and TMP (T3); and (d) loneliness (T2) played a mediating role in the relationships between OS (T1) and CIU (T3), OS (T1) and TMP (T3), OS (T1) and IHP (T3), and SU (T1) and IHP (T3). Finally, interventions for Internet addiction and implications for future studies were discussed.

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“…Hope can play a critical role in increasing the patients’ ability to cope with their problems through the treatment process, accelerating the recovery process and enhancing the probability of recovery ( 13 ). Generally, hope has been considered to be a vital factor for dealing with stress and increasing the life quality during stressful life periods ( 13 – 15 ). Hope can definitely affect individuals’ thoughts, emotions, and achievements, as well.…”

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“…Hope can definitely affect individuals’ thoughts, emotions, and achievements, as well. Despite the importance of hope among thalassemia patients, it has been less taken into account in theoretical and scientific investigations ( 11 – 15 ). Furthermore, social support has been considered to be the strongest coping strategy, which provides individuals with the ability to successfully cope with stressful conditions and tolerate problems ( 16 ).…”

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The Predictor Role of Perceived Social Support and Spiritual Intelligence in Hope Among Thalassemia Patients

Pasyar¹,

Rambod²,

Behrouzi³

2020

MJMS

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Background Thalassemia is a prevalent chronic blood disorder, which is accompanied with a wide range of challenges. This study aimed to determine the predictor role of perceived social support and spiritual intelligence in hope among thalassemia patients. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 thalassemia patients. The data were collected using Miller hope scale, spiritual intelligence scale, and personal resource questionnaire. The data were analysed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results The results indicated that the mean score of hope was 173.38 (standard deviation [SD] = 24.6). Besides, 86.7% of the patients showed high levels of hope. The mean score of spiritual intelligence was 134.66 (SD = 18.07). In addition, 91.7% of the patients showed moderate levels of spiritual intelligence. The mean score of social support was 127.87 (SD = 20.19) and the patients showed high social support levels. The results revealed a significant association between hope and perceived social support ( r = 0.65, P < 0.001) as well as between hope and spiritual intelligence ( r = 0.63, P < 0.001). Moreover, perceived social support ( b = 0.43, P < 0.001) and spiritual intelligence ( b = 0.37, P < 0.001) were the predictors of hope among thalassemia patients. Conclusion Considering the study results, in addition to common treatments for thalassemia, policymakers’ are recommended to pay attention to spiritual intelligence and more importantly social support to enhance thalassemia patients’ hope.

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The role of empathic tendency and perceived social support in predicting loneliness levels of college students

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Adolescents' Social Exclusion, Loneliness and Subjective Well-Being In School: Mediating Role of Emphatic Tendency

Adolescents' Social Exclusion, Loneliness and Subjective Well-Being In School: Mediating Role of Emphatic Tendency

Relationships Between Social Support, Loneliness, and Internet Addiction in Chinese Postsecondary Students: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

The Predictor Role of Perceived Social Support and Spiritual Intelligence in Hope Among Thalassemia Patients

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