How do seasonal changes affect university students’ helpfulness? The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being and Anxiety

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 26 - 47, 30.01.2025

Elvan Kiremitçi Canıöz

https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.1436092

Abstract

Seasonality is defined as the level of being affected by changing seasonal conditions. Changes in air temperature and daylight hours due to seasonal transitions impact psychological health. There are no studies in the literature that examine the levels of individuals affected by seasonality, psychological well being, anxiety levels, and helpfulness together. The relationship between seasonality and helpfulness and the mediating roles of psychological well-being and anxiety in this relationship was examined in this study. A total of 296 university students (220 females and 76 males) participated in this study. The participants were asked to fill out the Demographic Information Form, the Seasonal Pattern Questionary, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Helpfulness Scale. Students participated in this study through an online form. The data obtained were analyzed through the SPSS 22.0 analysis program and Model 4 in Hayes Process Macro. According to the findings, there was a significant relationship between seasonality and helpfulness; psychological well-being and anxiety mediated this relationship. A review of the literature reveals significant gaps in research findings, particularly regarding the variables addressed in this study. Additionally, there is a notable lack of similar studies involving a Turkish sample group.

Keywords

anxiety, Seasonality, psychological well-being, helpfulness

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Mevsimsel Değişimler Yardımseverliği Nasıl Etkiler? Psikolojik İyi Oluş ve Kaygının Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Mevsimsellik, değişen mevsim koşullarından etkilenme düzeyi olarak ifade edilmektedir. Mevsim geçişlerine bağlı olarak görülen hava sıcaklığı ve gün ışığından yararlanma süresindeki değişimler, psikolojik sağlık üzerinde etkilidir. Bireylerin mevsimsellik düzeyleri, psikolojik iyi oluşları, kaygı düzeyleri ve yardımseverliği incelendiğinde, bu değişkenlerin bir arada incelendiği bir çalışmaya literatürde rastlanmamıştır. Mevsimsellik ile yardımseverlik ilişkisi ve bu ilişkide psikolojik iyi oluş ile kaygının aracı rolleri bu çalışmada incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya toplam 296 üniversite öğrencisi (220 kadın ve 76 erkek) katılmıştır. Katılımcılardan Demografik Bilgi Formu, Mevsimsel Gidiş Değerlendirme Formu, Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği ve Yardımseverlik Ölçeği’ ni doldurmaları istenmiştir. Öğrenciler bu araştırmaya çevrim içi form aracılığı ile katılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 22.0 analiz programı ve Hayes Process Makro eklentisinde bulunan Model 4 aracılığı ile incelenmiştir. Bulgulara göre, mevsimsellik ile yardımseverlik arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunduğu, ek olarak psikolojik iyi oluş ve kaygının bu ilişkide aracı rolleri olduğu görülmüştür. Literatür incelendiğinde, değişkenleri aynı araştırma kapsamında inceleyen araştırma bulgusuna rastlanmaması ve Türk örneklem grubunun katılımcı olduğu benzer bir çalışmanın yapılmaması açısından, elde edilen sonuçlar alanyazına önemli bilgiler sunmaktadır.

Keywords

kaygı, Mevsimsellik, psikolojik iyi oluş, yardımseverlik

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