Single Early Adults’ Quality of Life: Does Social Support Have an Impact?

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the receipt of social support plays a significant role in the quality of life of single young adults. The hypothesis of this study is that social support plays a role in the quality of life of single young adults. A quantitative, correlational method was chosen to conduct this study. The sampling technique used was convenience sampling. The research questionnaire was distributed online to obtain 129 subjects. The criteria set were individuals who were single (never or previously married) and aged 25–40 years. The instruments used in this study were a social support instrument and a quality-of-life instrument, both constructed by the researcher. Simple linear regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The results showed that social support significantly influences quality of life among single young adults (p < .001; R-squared = .558). This study can be used in education, as it shows that single individuals can still have a good quality of life with social support.