Beliren Yetişkinlerde Yalnızlık ile Yaşam Yönelimi Arasındaki Doğrudan ve Dolaylı İlişkiler: Sürekli Kaygının Aracılık Rolü

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, beliren yetişkinlerde sürekli kaygının yaşam yönelimi ile yalnızlık arasındaki ilişkide aracılık rolü üstlenip üstlenmediğini ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla 385 üniversite öğrencisinden (133 erkek ve 252 kadın, yaş ort: 20.56, ss. 2.11) veri toplanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Yaşam Yönelimi Ölçeği, UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, beliren yetişkinlerde yalnızlık ile yaşam yönelimi arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki bulunmaktadır. Benzer bir biçimde, yaşam yönelimi ile sürekli kaygı arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki vardır. Buna karşın, yalnızlık ile sürekli kaygı arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki elde edilmiştir. Beliren yetişkinlerde sürekli kaygı puanlarının, yalnızlık ile yaşam yönelimi arasındaki ilişkide aracılık rolü üstlenip üstlenmediğine ilişkin bulgulara göre, yalnızlığın yaşam yönelimi üzerindeki doğrudan etkisinin anlamsız olduğu görülmektedir. Diğer taraftan, yalnızlığın yaşam yönelimi üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin anlamlı olduğu görülmüştür. Bu bulguya dayanarak, sürekli kaygının yalnızlık ile yaşam yönelimi arasındaki ilişkide tam aracılık rolü üstlendiği söylenebilir. Elde edilen bulgular alanyazını ışığında tartışılmış ve yorumlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Yalnızlık
• Yaşam Yönelimi
• Sürekli Kaygı

Direct and Indirect Relationship Between Lonelies and Life Orientation in Emergence Adulthood: The Mediator Role of State Anxiety

Abstract

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