The mediator role of psychological resilience in the effect of the perceived social support and loneliness on anxiety levels of young adults

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to examine the mediator role of psychological resilience in the effect of perceived social support and loneliness on anxiety level of young adults. Method: The sample of the study consists of 514 participants, aged between 18 and 25, selected by convenient sampling method. Research data were collected with an online questionnaire including sociodemographic information form, multidimensional perceived social support scale, UCLA loneliness scale, state-trait anxiety scale and resilience scale. SPSS v22 was used to analyze the data. Regression analyzes were performed to test the hypotheses. Results: It has been determined that social support and loneliness have negative effects on state anxiety and on psychological resilience and positive effects on trait anxiety. In addition, it has been observed that psychological resilience has a positive effect on state anxiety and a negative effect on trait anxiety. Moreover, it has been determined that psychological resilience has a mediation effect in the relationships between social support, and loneliness and anxiety. Conclusion: The relationships between social support, loneliness, resilience and anxi-ety were examined, the findings were discussed within the framework of the literature and suggestions were presented.