本篇論文主要在於瞭解目前大學生的獨處能力與生活壓力間的關係,並比較不同背景變項大學生的獨處能力。研究中以台中縣市4所大專院校1,656名學生爲研究對象,所使用的研究工具爲「生活壓力量表」、「獨處能力量表」,調查所得資料以獨立樣本t檢定、單因子變異數分析及典型相關分析法進行探討。主要發現如下: (一)大學生的獨處能力不因性別與居住狀況的差異而有所不同。 (二)大學生的獨處能力會因年級、出生序的不同而有所差異。大三、大四學生的獨處能力較大一、大二好,而獨生子女的獨處能力明顯地較其他出生序者差。 (三)獨處能力較好者,有較低的生活壓力。 (四)大學生的獨處能力與生活壓力之間具有典型相關存在。「獨處因應」、「獨處舒適」能力愈高的大學生,其「情感壓力」、「自我壓力」等生活壓力事件困擾愈少。
In this paper, the capacity to be alone and life stress of college students in Taiwan were investigated. The relationship between the capacity to be alone and life stress was analyzed and students' capacity to be alone with different background was also compared. The research sample consisted of 1,656 students from four colleges in Taichung district. Instruments used in this study included Life Stress Scale, Capacity to be Alone Scale. Data obtained were analyzed by independent t test, analysis of variance and canonical correlation analysis. The main findings were as follows: 1. There are no significant differences between gender or living conditions and the capacity to be alone of college students. 2. Various years and birth order show significant differences to students’ capacity to be alone. The juniors, seniors and non-single-children have better capacity to be alone than the other students. 3. The better the capacity to be alone, the lower the life stress. 4. The capacity to be alone was significantly related to life stress. The better the solitary copying and the solitary comfort, the lower the emotional stress and self-stress.