The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem in the Relationship Between Psychological Resilience and Subjective Well-Being

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 97 - 107, 20.10.2023

Muhammet Ali Çelebi

https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1333759

Abstract

In this study, the effect of psychological resilience on subjective well-being and the role of self-esteem in this relationship were investigated within the scope of a mediation model. The sample of this study includes 236 workers in a private company in Konya. Various statistical analysis had applied to the data collected from participants via questionnaires. As a result of the correlation analysis, positive relationships were found between the variables of psychological resilience, subjective well-being and self-esteem. Structural equation model analysis was applied to test the suggested hypotheses of the research. According to the findings, psychological resilience effects the subjective well-being. Another finding is that workers’ self-esteem has a partial mediating role in this effect. Results of this research were discussed within the framework of the existing literature.

Keywords

Psychological Resilience, Subjective Well-Being, Self-Esteem

Psikolojik Dayanıklılık ile Öznel İyi Oluş İlişkisi ve Benlik Saygısının Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, psikolojik dayanıklılığın öznel iyi oluşa etkisi ve bu ilişkide benlik saygısının rolü bir aracılık modeli kapsamında araştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Konya’da özel bir şirkette çalışan 236 kişi oluşturmuştur. Katılımcılardan anket aracılığıyla toplanan veriler çeşitli istatiksel analizlere tabi tutulmuştur. Korelasyon analizi sonucunda psikolojik dayanıklılık, öznel iyi oluş ve benlik saygısı değişkenleri arasında pozitif ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Araştırmadaki hipotezlerin test edilmesi için yapısal eşitlik modeli analizi uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen ilk bulgu; psikolojik dayanıklılığının öznel iyi olma halini etkilediğidir. Bir diğer bulgu ise çalışanların benlik saygısının bu etkide kısmi aracılık rolüne sahip olmasıdır. Araştırmadan elde edilen tüm bulgular yazın bağlamında tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Psikolojik Dayanıklılık, Öznel İyi Oluş, Benlik Saygısı

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