SPORT AND LONELINESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

Aim. The aim of this research is to examine the loneliness levels of university students of Faculty of Sport Sciences and different faculties according to some variables. Methods. A total of 230 (Male: 96; Female: 134) university students,98 of whom were from The Faculty of Sports Science and 132 were students of other faculties, participated in this research using the relational screening model. The University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (UCLA) was used as a data collection tool. Mann Whitney U test was used in paired comparisons based on total loneliness score and Kruskal Wallis Test was used in relationship of more than one group. Results. It was seen that students of Sports Sciences and other different faculties have medium-levels of loneliness and there is no significant difference between these mean scores according to age, gender and perceived income status. Conclusion. Research can be conducted on the students who are studying in the faculties where special talent exam contents are different and it is also suggested to carry out the studies on loneliness in the athletes in terms of branch variable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]