Depression as a Predictor Rumination, Cognitive Defusion, and Subjective Vitality among University Students

Abstract

The study aims to examine university students' rumination, cognitive defusion, and subjective vitality levels according to their depression levels. The study group consists of 846 students from two different universities. The data in this study was gathered by the Lovibond Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, Ruminative Response Scale, Drexel Defusion Scale, and Subjective Vitality Scale. To reveal the relationship between variables in the data, the Pearson moment correlation coefficient was calculated. To determine if the rumination, cognitive defusion, and subjective vitality levels change in accordance with the depressive symptoms of the participants, ANOVA analysis was implemented, and to determine if there is a difference between the groups, Tukey was calculated among post hoc tests. The Jamovi (2019) program was used for the analysis of the data. As a result of this study, it was concluded that depression is negatively related to cognitive defusion and subject vitality, positively related to rumination. As the depression levels of individuals increase, their rumination level increases, their cognitive defusion levels decrease, and their subjective vitality levels decrease. At the same time, there was a negative relationship between rumination, cognitive defusion, and subjective vitality. There was a positive relationship between cognitive defusion and subjective vitality. The findings demonstrate that depression plays a critical role in shaping mental health dynamics among university students, offering novel insights into the interactions between depression, rumination, cognitive defusion, and subjective vitality.

Keywords

• Depression
• Rumination
• Cognitive Defusion
• Subjective Vitality

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Depresyonun Ruminasyon, Bilişsel Ayrışma ve Öznel Zindelik Üzerindeki Yordayıcı Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin depresyon düzeylerine göre ruminasyon, bilişsel ayrışma ve öznel zindelik düzeylerinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu iki farklı üniversitede öğrenim gören toplam 846 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veriler Lovibond Depresyon Anksiyete ve Stres Ölçeği, Ruminatif Tepkiler Ölçeği, Drexel Ayrışma Ölçeği ve Subjektif Zindelik Ölçeği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymak amacıyla pearson momentler korelasyon katsayısı hesaplanmıştır. Ruminasyon, bilişsel ayrışma ve öznel zindelik, değişkenlerinin katılımcıların depresif belirti düzeylerine göre değişip değişmediğini belirlemek için ise ANOVA analizi yapılmış, gruplar arasındaki fark olup olmadığını belirlemek için ise post hoc testlerinden Tukey hesaplanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için Jamovi (2019) programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda depresyon ile bilişsel ayrışma ve öznel zindelik negatif, ruminasyon ise pozitif ilişkili bulunmuştur. Depresyon düzeyi yükseldikçe bireylerde ruminasyon düzeyi yükselirken, bilişsel ayrışma ve öznel zindelik düzeyi düşmektedir. Aynı zamanda bilişsel ayrışma ve öznel zindelik ile ruminasyon arasında negatif ilişki bulunurken, öznel zindelik ve bilişsel ayrışma arasında pozitif ilişki bulunmuştur. Araştırma bulguları, depresyonun üniversite öğrencilerinde ruh sağlığı dinamiklerini şekillendirmede kritik bir rol oynadığını ortaya koymakta ve depresyon, ruminasyon, bilişsel ayrışma ile öznel canlılık arasındaki etkileşime dair özgün bakış açıları sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Depresyon
• Ruminasyon
• Bilişsel Ayrışma
• Öznel Zindelik

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