Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being

Başak Beydoğan Tangör; Ferzan Curun; Safiye Sarıcı Bulut

doi:10.53444/deubefd.1780159

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Benliğin Farklılaşması ve PERMA İyi Oluş Modeli arasındaki İlişkide Kendine Yansıtma ve İçgörünün Aracı Rolleri

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, öznel öz bilincin iki alt boyutu olan kendine-yansıtma ve içgörünün, benliğin farklılaşması ile PERMA iyi oluş modeli arasındaki ilişkide aracılık etkileri incelenmiştir. Çalışmaya yaş ortalamaları 21,51 (SD = 2,28) olan toplam 410 üniversite öğrencisi (321 kadın ve 89 erkek) katılmıştır. İçgörü, benliğin farklılaşması ve iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkiler pozitif ve anlamlı bulunmuştur. Bulgular, daha yüksek düzeyde benlik farklılaşması ve içgörüye sahip bireylerin daha yüksek düzeyde iyi oluşa sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, yüksek düzeyde benlik farklılaşmasına sahip bireylerin yüksek düzeyde içgörüye de sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. İçgörünün, benliğin farklılaşması ile iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkiye anlamlı ve pozitif bir şekilde aracılık ettiği görülmüştür. Buna göre, benliğin farklılaşmasının içgörü aracılığıyla iyi oluşla dolaylı bir katkısı da bulunmaktadır. Öte yandan, kendine-yansıtmanın benliğin farklılaşması ile anlamlı bir korelasyona sahip olmaması nedeniyle, kendine-yansıtmaya dayalı aracılık modeli test edilememiştir. Kendine-yansıtma ve iyi oluş arasında ise anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Bulgular, klinik ve danışmanlık süreçlerinde hem benliğin farklılaşmasını hem de bireylerin içgörü düzeylerini destekleyen müdahalelerin, bireylerin iyi oluş düzeylerini artırmaya katkıda bulunacağını göstermiştir.

Keywords

Bowen'ın Aile Sistemleri Kuramı, Benliğin Farklılaşması, İçgörü, Kendine Yansıtma, PERMA İyi Oluş Modeli

Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being

Abstract

This study examined the mediating effects of self-reflection and insight which are two sub-dimensions of private self-consciousness, in the relationship between differentiation of self and PERMA model of well-being. A total of 410 university students (321 female and 89 male) with a mean age of 21. 51 (SD = 2.28) participated in the study. The relationships between insight, differentiation of self, and well-being were positive and significant. The findings revealed that individuals with higher levels of differentiation and insight had higher levels of well-being. Furthermore, highly differentiated individuals were also found to have higher levels of insight. It was seen that insight significantly and positively mediated the relationship between differentiation of self and well-being. That is, differentiation of self also has an indirect effect with well-being through insight. The study findings also indicated that self-reflection was not significantly correlated with differentiation of self, therefore mediating model based on self-reflection could not be tested. Self-reflection and psychological well-being were significantly and positively related. The findings indicated that interventions that support both the differentiation of the self and the insight levels of individuals in clinical and counseling processes would contribute to increasing their well-being levels.

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Bowen's Theory of Family Systems, Differentiation of Self, Insight, Self-Reflections, PERMA Model of Well Being

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Başak Beydoğan Tangör
0000-0002-9442-583X
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Ferzan Curun
0000-0002-9221-2822
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Safiye Sarıcı Bulut ^*
0000-0001-6557-3668
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March 31, 2026

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Beydoğan Tangör, B., Curun, F., & Sarıcı Bulut, S. (2026). Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 67, 439-455. https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1780159

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1.Beydoğan Tangör B, Curun F, Sarıcı Bulut S. Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2026;(67):439-455. doi:10.53444/deubefd.1780159

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Beydoğan Tangör, Başak, Ferzan Curun, and Safiye Sarıcı Bulut. 2026. “Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship Between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, nos. 67: 439-55. https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1780159.

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[1]B. Beydoğan Tangör, F. Curun, and S. Sarıcı Bulut, “Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being”, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, no. 67, pp. 439–455, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.53444/deubefd.1780159.

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Beydoğan Tangör, Başak - Curun, Ferzan - Sarıcı Bulut, Safiye. “Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship Between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 67 (March 1, 2026): 439-455. https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1780159.

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1.Beydoğan Tangör B, Curun F, Sarıcı Bulut S. Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2026;:439–455.

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Beydoğan Tangör, Başak, et al. “Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship Between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, no. 67, Mar. 2026, pp. 439-55, doi:10.53444/deubefd.1780159.

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1.Başak Beydoğan Tangör, Ferzan Curun, Safiye Sarıcı Bulut. Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2026 Mar. 1;(67):439-55. doi:10.53444/deubefd.1780159

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