The association of perceived sociability and social intelligence with loneliness in online learning among nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a result of the decrease in socialization levels in computer-supported collaborative learning settings and/or interactions in social environments during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the adverse influence on the social intelligence development of nursing students could trigger loneliness.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of perceived sociability and social intelligence on loneliness in online learning among nursing students in Turkey.

Design

Descriptive, correlational and predictive study.

Setting and participants

A total of 246 nursing students in the Nursing Department of a state university in the Istanbul province of Turkey were included.

Methods

Data were collected using the Participan

SUBMITTER: Savci C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756800 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature