Abstract
Loneliness in children and adolescents is explained as an emotionally obtrusive experience arising from sadness and anxiety coming out of quantitative or qualitative deficiencies in social relationships of the child. Loneliness which is expression of general well-being and gratification obtained from life of individual as a whole effect the life quality of a child. In this research a cross-sectional and correlational study out of quantitative research methods was designed and conceptual model constituted in the direction of aim of research was examined by structural equation modeling. According to result of study,loneliness predict life quality negatively. This situation is quite important because social workers, psychological counselors,teachers and administrators would determine students’ feelings of loneliness and would develop and implement programs for these children to establish deeper and more stable relationships with their friends and families.Keywords: Loneliness, life quality, structural equation model.
Highlights
Life quality is expression of general well-being and gratification obtained from life of individual as a whole
Dimensions suggested by WHO (1993) to measure life quality of children and characteristics related to these dimensions are as follows; family/social relationships: role within family, valuable adults, parent relationships, family dynamics, family life style, animals, friends; physical conditions: mobility, function, sleep; psychological: signification to himself/herself, perceived control, crime, mood, confidence, physical appearance: body image, hair, height, psychosocial relationships with social and material environment: security, future expectations, value given to important people, game, choices, options, acceptance; environment: school, meal, housework, place, financial security
This study aims to search for life quality and loneliness of healthy children
Summary
Life quality is expression of general well-being and gratification obtained from life of individual as a whole. Dimensions suggested by WHO (1993) to measure life quality of children and characteristics related to these dimensions are as follows; family/social relationships: role within family, valuable adults, parent relationships, family dynamics, family life style, animals, friends; physical conditions: mobility, function, sleep; psychological (inner): signification to himself/herself, perceived control, crime, mood, confidence, physical appearance: body image, hair, height, psychosocial relationships with social and material environment: security, future expectations, value given to important people, game, choices, options, acceptance; environment: school, meal, housework, place, financial security. It is found that physical functionality in children is evaluated by activities like having bath, running, doing daily routine at home; social functionality is measured with activities like meeting with peers, adapting to peers, stepping with peers (Uneri & Memik, 2007) At this juncture, it is beneficial to mention the concept of loneliness which is one of the concepts able to influence social and emotional functionality of children and by this way, would determine level of life quality. Because loneliness is a factor affecting life quality negatively being a feeling making individual far from others, cutting off communication and as a result, feeling sadness (Parkhurst & Hopmeyer 1999)
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