USAMLJENOST I SAMOĆA STUDENATA: ULOGA AFILIJATIVNE MOTIVACIJE I NEKIH OSOBNIH ZNAČAJKI
STUDENTS’ LONELINESS AND SOLITUDE: THE ROLE OF AFFILIATIVE MOTIVATION AND SOME PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the conceptual distinction between loneliness and solitude, their interrelationship, and their relations with growth variables of the Maslow hierarchical model. 124 male and 176 female students of the University of Split participated in the study. The instruments used in this study were: short form of UCLA loneliness scale (Allen & Oshagan, 1995), preference for solitude scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, short index of self-actualization, Hills affiliative motivation scales, shyness scale and mastery orientation scale (Nurmi et al, 1996). The results confirm the conceptual distinction between loneliness and solitude, and their moderate positive correlation. Although, according to the conceptualization of self actualization, solitude could be used for creative activities, this correlation indicates that solitude could be used as well as a coping mechanism when people are lonely.

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