Social Adaptation of University Students Migrating from Rural to Urban Areas

Abstract

This research focuses on examining the social adaptation of university students migrating from rural to urban areas in Kyrgyzstan. The reason for this is the rapid increase in rural-urban migration in Kyrgyzstan in recent years and this increase has caused some social adaptation problems in the cities. The sample group consisted of 220 university students determined by simple random technique. In the study, a questionnaire developed by the researcher was used to determine the social cohesion levels of university students. As a result, it was determined that the social adjustment levels of university students who migrated from rural to urban areas were at a medium level. It was determined that the social adaptation levels of the students did not differ significantly according to the variables of gender, family marital status, employment status and language of education. Among the independent variables, a significant difference was determined in the variable of whether the students experienced a negative event in a social field. It was observed that the social adjustment levels of students who experienced a negative situation in a social field were lower than those who did not.