The Parallel Mediation of Emotion Regulation Difficulty and Meaning-Based Coping between Need for Relatedness and Mental Well-Being

Abstract

Individuals aim to achieve well-being goals such as developing positive emotions, achieving life satisfaction, and self-actualization despite the challenges in their lives. Unmet needs in social relationships and the lack of meaningful coping strategies can lead to a decrease in mental well-being. This situation may result in difficulties in emotion regulation and, overall, lower levels of mental well-being. The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties and meaning-based coping between need for relatedness and mental well-being. The study sample consists of 419 Turkish adults, including 169 men and 250 women, with an average age of 24.17 years (SD = 7.62). Need for Relatedness Scale (Ünal-Karagüven et al., 2020), the Mental Well-Being Scale (Demirtaş & Baytemir, 2019), the Emotion Regulation Difficulties Scale (Ekşi & Erik, 2023), and the Meaning-Based Coping Scale (Arslan & Yıldırım, 2021) were used in the study. The analysis revealed that emotion regulation difficulties and meaning-based coping partially mediate the relationship between need for relatedness and mental well-being in adults. This indicates that mental well-being is both directly and indirectly predicted by need for relatedness through emotion regulation difficulties and meaning-based coping.

Keywords

• Well-Being
• Need for Relatedness
• Emotion Regulation
• Meaning-Based Coping

Sosyal İlişki Gereksinimi ile Mental İyi Oluş Arasında Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü ve Anlam Temelli Başa Çıkmanın Paralel Aracılığı

Abstract

Bireyler, yaşamlarındaki zorluklara rağmen olumlu duygular geliştirme, hayattan tatmin olma ve kendini gerçekleştirme gibi iyilik hali hedefler. Sosyal ilişkilerdeki gereksinimlerin karşılanmaması ve anlamlı başa çıkma stratejilerinin eksikliği, mental iyi oluşun azalmasına yol açabilir. Bu durum, duygu düzenleme güçlüklerine ve genel anlamda daha düşük bir mental iyi oluş seviyesine neden olabilir. Bu araştırmanın amacı Mental İyi Oluş ile Sosyal İlişki Gereksinimi Arasında Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü ve Anlam Temelli Başa Çıkmanın aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Araştırma 169 erkek, 250 kadın Türk yetişkin bireyden toplam 419 katılımcıdan oluşmaktadır. Katılımcılar ortalama 24.17 yaşındadır (SD = 7.62).Araştırma kapsamında Sosyal İlişki Gereksinimi Ölçeği (Ünal-Karagüven vd., 2020), Mental İyi Oluş Ölçeği (Demirtaş ve Baytemir, 2019), Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü Ölçeği (Ekşi ve Erik, 2023) ve Anlam Temelli Başa Çıkma Ölçeği (Arslan ve Yıldırım, 2021) kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analiz sonucunda yetişkinlerin sosyal ilişki gereksinimi ile mental iyi oluş arasında duygu düzenleme güçlüğü ve anlam temelli başa çıkmanın kısmi aracılık rolü tespit edilmiştir. Bu durum mental iyi oluşun sosyal ilişki gereksinimini doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak duygu düzenleme güçlüğü ve anlam temelli başa çıkma vasıtasıyla yordamaktadır.

Keywords

• İyi Oluş
• Sosyal İlişki Gereksinimi
• Duygu Düzenleme
• Anlam Temelli Başa Çıkma

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