Abstract :
The aim of this study is to determine the life satisfaction levels of university students, and to examine the differences in the students’ life satisfaciton in the context of different socio-demographic variables and variables related to university life. The study was conducted with 5208 students studying at Istanbul University in 2015-2016 by stratified sampling. In this study, gender, place of residence, family income, educational status of parents, relationship with parents and religious belief variables were accepted as socio-demographic variables. In addition to academic achievement, changes in academic skills, life skills and social skills during university life were examined as variables related to university life. According to the findings, the students of Istanbul University had moderate life satisfaction; women compared to men; students staying with their families, at home and in private dormitories compared to those staying in the dormitory, relatives and student houses; students with higher family income and education compared to lower ones, students who have good communication with parents compared to those who have middle and poor; those who have more religious beliefs and do the requirements of his/her religion compared to those who do not have religious beliefs and fulfill the requirements of the religion; and those with higher academic achievement compared to those with lower had significantly higher life satisfaction. A positive and significant relationship was found between the perception of improving academic, social and personal competencies and skills and life satisfaction of the students.
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Life satisfaction , perception of academic development , perception of life skills development , perception of social skills development , university
