摘要：This study aims to analyze whether the variables of gender, socioeconomic status, family and friend
relationships affect the loneliness levels of adolescents. The study has been conducted with 300 adolescents
studying at high schools with different socioeconomic backgrounds in the center of Ankara. The ¡°General
Information Form¡± prepared by the researchers in order to obtain information about the adolescents and their
families, and the ¡°UCLA Loneliness Scale¡± developed by Rusell, Peplau & Ferguson (1978) and tested for
validity and reliability by Demir (1989) was used in the study. The data obtained has been assessed with ¡°Ttest¡±
and ¡°Variance Analysis¡±. The results have showed that socioeconomic status, family and friend
relationships cause a significant difference in the loneliness levels of adolescents (p<.01 whereas gender does
not (p>.05).
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