Examining the Relationship Between Quality of Life, Hope, and Loneliness in Young Individuals
Keywords:
Life expectancy, Quality of life measureAbstract
Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between quality of life, hope, and the feeling of loneliness in young individuals.
Methods and Materials: In this correlational-descriptive study, the statistical population consisted of 2132 individuals, from which a sample of 325 was selected using Krejcie and Morgan’s table. For field data collection, three questionnaires were used: the World Health Organization Quality of Life–Brief Form (WHOQOL-BREF) comprising 26 items, the Dehshiri Loneliness Scale developed by Dehshiri and colleagues (1999) containing 38 items, and the Miller Hope Scale with 48 items—all based on a Likert scale. After collecting the questionnaire data, the obtained information was first subjected to descriptive and inferential analyses, followed by hypothesis testing.
Findings: The findings of this study, based on the proposed hypotheses, indicate a significant relationship between quality of life and hope with loneliness in individuals.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that quality of life may serve as a predictor of hope and loneliness in young individuals.
Keywords: Quality of Life, Hope, Loneliness.
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