Linking social connectedness to loneliness: The mediating role of subjective happiness. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Satici, Seydi Ahmet; Uysal, Recep; Deniz, M. Engin
• Is Part Of: Personality and individual differences. Volume 97(2016)
• Page Start: 306
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: Social connectedness -- Subjective happiness -- Loneliness -- SEM -- Bootstrapping; Personality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Personality Development -- Periodicals; Personnalité -- Périodiques; Individualité -- Périodiques; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.035
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0191-8869

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among social connectedness, loneliness, and subjective happiness. Three hundred and twenty-five [178(55%) female, 147(45%) male, M age = 20.96 ± 1.85] Turkish university students completed the Turkish version of the Social Connectedness Scale, Subjective Happiness Scale, and UCLA Loneliness Scale. Structural equation modeling revealed that subjective happiness partially mediated the relationship between social connectedness and loneliness. Moreover, bootstrapping procedure demonstrated that the indirect effect of social competence on loneliness through subjective happiness was significant. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed. Highlights: We examined the mediating role of subjective happiness on the relation with social connectedness and loneliness. Social connectedness is positively and directly related to subjective happiness. Subjective happiness is negatively and directly related to loneliness. Subjective happiness partially mediated the relationship between social connectedness and loneliness.