The study of relationship between loneliness in adults and the styles of coping with i̇t

This study has been performed to be analysed the relationship between the level of the loneliness and the way of coping with of adults over 18. It is also aimed at being analysed for some demografic factors of coping with the levels of adults' loneliness. The population of this study includes individuals over 18 years who live in Istanbul. The sample group of the study includes 302 individuals over 18 years who live in Istanbul. The personal information form, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Coping Strategies-Short Form have been used in this study. The statistical analysis of data is carried out via SPSS 25 package program. According to this study, it is identified that focusing on emotions, revealing-that are subdimension of coping with the loneliness- has a negative, slight relationship with confessing and using emotional social support and that the drug abuse has a positive, slight relationship with behavioral disinterest. In addition to this, it is identified that instrumental social use which is one of the subdimension of coping with loneliness, has a negative relationship in the middle level with positive reinterpretation and plannig. According to the results of this study, it is identified that the factor explaining the loneliness mostly isuse of ısocial support.