Sıkışmışlık Hissi ve Psikolojik Sıkıntı Arasında FoMO ve Mental İyi Oluşun Paralel Aracılık Rolü

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 5, 2319 - 2336, 31.12.2024

Yusuf Akyıl , Tuncay Oral , Beste Erdinç

https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.1544859

Abstract

Bireyler zaman zaman arzu edilen bir durum olmayan psikolojik sıkıntı ve sıkışmışlık yaşayabilirler. Psikolojik sıkıntı, depresyon ve anksiyete belirtileriyle karakterize edilen duygusal acı çekme durumu olarak bilinirken, sıkışmışlık ise başarısız bir mücadelenin neden olduğu olumsuz duygular ve karşılaşılan durumun çözülemeyeceği veya kaçılamayacağı inancı olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Günümüzde hızlı gelişmelerin yaşanması bunların yanı sıra bireylerin gelişmeleri kaçırmaktan korkmalarını da beraberinde getirmiştir. İnsan hayatındaki bu istenmeyen durumların incelenmesi ve mental sağlığın geliştirilmesi için bu çalışma, sıkışmışlık hissi ve psikolojik sıkıntı arasındaki ilişkide FoMO ve mental iyi oluşun aracı rolünü araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, söz konusu değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri araştıran ilk çalışmadır. Çalışmaya katılım gönüllülük esasına dayanmaktadır ve 18 yaş üstü 64 erkek ve 420 kadın katılımcıyı kapsamaktadır. İlgili değişkenleri ölçmek için Sıkışmışlık Hissi Ölçeği, Eksik Kalma Korkusu Ölçeği, Mental İyi Oluş Ölçeği ve Kessler Psikolojik Sıkıntı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın verileri üzerinde aracılık analizi yapmak için Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi’nden yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular, FoMO ve mental iyi oluşun, psikolojik sıkıntı ve sıkışmışlık arasında paralel aracılar olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Diğer bir ifadeyle psikolojik sıkıntı hem doğrudan hem de FoMO ve mental iyi oluş dolayısıyla sıkışmışlığı yordamaktadır. Modelde psikolojik sıkıntı, sıkışmışlık ve FoMO'yu pozitif yönde, mental iyi oluşu ise negatif yönde yordamıştır. Psikolojik sıkıntı ve sıkışmışlık arasındaki doğrudan ilişki ilgili aracılar vasıtasıyla, bireylerin psikolojik sıkıntı, sıkışmışlık ve FoMO gibi olumsuz deneyimleri daha iyi bir şekilde yönetmelerine önemli ölçüde yardımcı olmaktadır. Literatüre bakıldığı zaman mevcut araştırma psikolojik sıkıntı, sıkışmışlık, FoMO ve mental iyi oluş kavramları arasındaki ilişkiyi açıklayan niceliksel bir model durumundadır. Elde edilen bulgular ilgili literatür kapsamında tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Psikolojik Sıkıntı, Sıkışmışlık Hissi, FOMO, Mental İyi Oluş

Parallel Mediating Role of FoMO and Mental Well-Being Between Entrapment and Psychological Distress

Abstract

Individuals may occasionally experience psychological distress and entrapment, which is not a desirable situation. Psychological distress is defined as a state of emotional suffering characterized by symptoms of depression and anxiety, whereas entrapment is defined as negative feelings caused by an unsuccessful struggle and the belief that the defeating situation cannot be resolved or escaped. Currently, rapid developments have brought along with them the fear of missing out on these developments. In order to minimize these undesirable situations in human life, this study aims to test the mediating role of FoMO and mental well-being between psychological distress and entrapment. The relationships between these variables have not been investigated before and this study is the first to investigate the relationships between the mentioned variables. 64 male and 420 female participants over the age of 18 participated in the study voluntarily. To evaluate the related variables, Entrapment Scale, Fear of Missing Out Scale, Mental Well-Being Scale, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale were used. Structural Equation Modeling was used to conduct mediation analysis on the study's data. The findings revealed that FoMO and mental well-being acted as parallel mediators of psychological distress and entrapment. In other words, psychological distress predicts entrapment both directly and through fear of missing out and mental well-being. In the model, psychological distress positively predicted entrapment and FoMO, but mental well-being negatively predicted. The direct relationship between psychological distress and entrapment, through related mediators, significantly aids individuals in managing negative experiences such as psychological distress, entrapment, and FoMO more effectively. The current research is a quantitative model explaining the relationship between psychological distress, entrapment, fear of missing out and mental well-being. The findings are discussed within the scope of the relevant literature.

Keywords

Psychological Distress, Fear of Missing Out, Mental Well-Being, Entrapment

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