TY  - JOUR
T1  - Benlik Yüceltme ve Psikolojik Sağlık
TT  - Self-enhancement and Psychological Health
AU  - Adalı, Sevim
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
JF  - Avrasya Beşeri Bilim Araştırmaları Dergisi
JO  - ABBAD
PB  - Karabuk University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2791-9900
SP  - 113
EP  - 120
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
LA  - tr
AB  - İnsanlar, benliklerinin bütünlüğünü ve olumluluğunu korumaya yönelik bir motivasyona sahiptir. Bu motivasyon benlik yüceltme güdüsü olarak ifade edilmektedir. Benlik yüceltmenin psikolojik sağlık açısından yararlı olup olmadığı alanyazında tartışılagelmiştir. Birtakım araştırmacılar benlik yüceltmenin psikolojik sağlık açısından adaptif olduğunu savunurken, diğer araştırmacılar ise benlik yüceltmenin psikolojik sağlık açısından maladaptif olduğunu öne sürmüştür. Bu derlemenin amacı benlik yüceltme ve psikolojik sağlık ilişkisini incelemektir. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda benlik yüceltme güdüsünün psikolojik sağlık açısından yararlı olduğu görülmektedir. Ancak, benlik yüceltme ve psikolojik sağlık ilişkisini ele alan daha fazla kesitsel ve boylamsal çalışma yapılmasına ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Benlik yüceltmenin gelecek araştırmalarda ve psikoterapi uygulamalarında çalışılmasının gerekliliği tartışılmıştır.
KW  - benlik güdüleri
KW  - benlik yüceltme
KW  - psikolojik sağlık
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/abbad/issue//1623719
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4537633
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