Social Intelligence as a Predictor of Loneliness in the Workplace

• Published in: The Spanish Journal of Psychology
• Main Authors: Silman, Fatos, Dogan, Tayfun
• Other Authors: 0-Belirlenecek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS 2013
• Subjects: social intelligence; loneliness at work; social skills; social awareness; social information processing; Tromso
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11480/4465; https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2013.21

WOS: 000321952000036 PubMed ID: 23866231 The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between social intelligence and loneliness of academics in the workplace. This study involves 326 (149 female/177 male) academics employed in various universities in Turkey and North Cyprus. The age average of participants is 39.09 years. In this study, the Loneliness at Work Scale (LAWS) and Tromso Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS) have been utilized. The data were analyzed using multiple regression and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient analysis techniques. The findings showed that social information processing, social skills, and social awareness, which are the sub-dimensions of social intelligence, positively explained 26% of social deprivation. Social skills and social awareness positively explained 13% of social companionship. The findings also showed that the social information processing sub-dimension did not meaningfully explain social companionship.