Effect of group work on coping with loneliness

Yildiz H., DUYAN V.

Social Work with Groups, vol.45, no.2, pp.132-144, 2022 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01609513.2021.1990192
  • Journal Name: Social Work with Groups
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.132-144
  • Keywords: Loneliness, social support, social work, social work with group, university students
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.This study aims to reduce the loneliness level of university students using group therapy. UCLA Loneliness Scale was applied to a sample of 42 university students. Ten students with the highest score were interviewed one-to-one and informed about the aims and stages of the group work. Six students who agreed to participate in therapy were subjected to a five-session study. At the end of the study period, UCLA Loneliness Scale was re-applied to the students. The outcomes of the group work revealed a downward trend in the loneliness scale scores of the participants. It was observed that the students participating in the group work had a reduced perception of loneliness.