Examining the relationship between students' mental well-being levels and loneliness levels

The main purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between the mental well-being levels of sports science students and their loneliness levels. Another aim of the study is to evaluate mental well-being and loneliness levels according to demographic characteristics. In this direction, relational screening model and causal comparison model were used in the research. The population of the research consists of students studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences and the School of Physical Education and Sports in Istanbul. The sample consisted of volunteer students selected by simple random method (n=645). Personal information form, mental well-being scale, and loneliness scale were applied to the students participating in the research, which reflects some of their personal characteristics. The obtained data were transferred to the IBMM SPSS 25 package program and the analyzes were made through this program. Independent sample T, Oneway ANOVA and Pearson Correlation analyzes were used for statistical analysis. LSD test was used as Post-hoc analysis to determine the difference between groups. As a result, it was determined that the students of sports sciences were mentally good and their loneliness levels were moderate. It has been determined that gender plays a decisive role in the level of mental well-being and loneliness. It was determined that there was no difference in the mental well-being and loneliness levels of individual or team athletes. It was determined that there was a difference in the level of mental well-being of the students according to their university, but there was no difference in the level of loneliness. It has been determined that the department variable is a determining factor in the level of mental well-being, and there is no difference in the level of loneliness compared to the department variable. It was determined that as the level of mental well-being increased, loneliness decreased at a weak level, and a decrease in the level of loneliness was evaluated positively.