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The Role of Social Support in the Effect of Unemployment Anxiety on Alienation From University Among University Students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin İşsizlik Kaygısının Üniversiteye Yabancılaşma Üzerindeki Etkisinde Sosyal Desteğin Rolü

Havva Ceylan(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8087-2746
Dilruba İzgüden(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6938-8854
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356–367
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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The results showed that unemployment anxiety had a statistically significant positive effect on alienation from university, while social support had a significant negative effect.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the effect of unemployment anxiety, a chronic problem for university students, on alienation from university and the moderating role of social support.
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This study examines the effect of unemployment anxiety, a chronic problem for university students, on alienation from university and the moderating role of social support. The sample comprised 229 students enrolled in the Health Management Department in the 20242025 academic year. Data were collected online using a questionnaire that included the Unemployment Anxiety Scale, the University Alienation Scale, the Multidimensional Social Support Scale, and demographic questions. Correlation and moderator effect analyses were performed using the Jamovi program. The results showed that unemployment anxiety had a statistically significant positive effect on alienation from university, while social support had a significant negative effect. However, it was found that the interaction between unemployment anxiety and social support did not have a significant effect on alienation from university, and social support did not play a moderating role in this relationship.

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Bu çalışma, üniversite öğrencileri için kronik bir sorun olan işsizlik kaygısının üniversiteye yabancılaşma üzerindeki etkisini ve sosyal desteğin düzenleyici rolünü incelemektedir. Örneklem, 2024-2025 eğitim öğretim yılında Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü’nde kayıtlı 229 öğrenciyi içermektedir. Veriler, İşsizlik Kaygısı Ölçeği, Üniversite Yabancılaşma Ölçeği, Çok Boyutlu Sosyal Destek Ölçeği ve demografik sorular içeren bir anket kullanılarak çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır. Jamovi programı kullanılarak korelasyon ve düzenleyici etki analizleri yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar, işsizlik kaygısının üniversite yabancılaşması üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı pozitif bir etkiye sahip olduğunu, sosyal desteğin ise anlamlı negatif bir etkiye sahip olduğunu gösterdi. Ancak işsizlik kaygısı ve sosyal destek arasındaki etkileşimin, üniversiteye yabancılaşma üzerinde anlamlı bir etki oluşturmadığı, sosyal desteğin bu ilişkide düzenleyici bir rol üstlenmediği tespit edilmiştir

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Ceylan, H., İzgüden, D. (2026). The Role of Social Support in the Effect of Unemployment Anxiety on Alienation From University Among University Students. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 356–367. https://doi.org/10.5961/higheredusci.1884599

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