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THE ROLE OF HOPE AND THE MEANING IN LIFE IN EXPLAINING SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

Year 2012, Volume: 20 Issue: 3, 827 - 836, 01.09.2012

Mustafa Şahin Betül Aydın Serkan Volkan Sarı Sezen Kaya Havva Pala

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of hope and the meaning in life on subjective well-being in univesity sample. In addition to this, examination of subjective well-being in terms of gender and class level variables was also aimed. The sample of the study included 285 university students. Of these students, 214 75% were female and 71 25% were male. To collect the data, Personal Data Form, Subjective Well-Being Scale, Hope Scale and Meaning in Life Questionnaire were used. Obtained data were analysed through SPSS 15.0. software. Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple linear regression analysis, Mann Whitney-U test and the Kruskal Wallis H test were utilized in the analysis of the data. Results of the analysis showed that the hope and the dimensions of meaning in life namely “existence of the meaning” and “pursuit of meaning” were significant predictors of the subjective well-being. Subjective well-being did not vary in terms of the students’ gender, on the other hand there were significant differences by class-level.

Keywords

Subjective well-being hope meaning in life pursuit of meaning

References

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  • 2. Seligman, M. E. (2002). Positive psychology, positive prevention and positive therapy. Handbook of positive psychology. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 3-13). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • 3. Diener, E. (2000). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index. American Psychologist, 55(1), 34-43.
  • 4. Diener, E. , Lucas, R. E. & Oishi, S. (2002). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and life satisfaction. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 63-74). New York:Oxford University Press.
  • 5. Gallagher, M. W. (2009) Well-being. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.). Encylopedia of positive psychology 834 Mustafa ŞAHİN, Betül AYDIN, Serkan Volkan SARI, Sezen KAYA, Havva PALA Eylül 2012 Cilt:20 No:3 Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi (pp. 1030-1034). West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons.
  • 6. Ryff, C. & Singer, B. (2008). Know themself and become what you are: A eudaimonic approach to psychological well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies,9, 13-39.
  • 7. Snyder, C. R. & Lopez, S. J. (2007). Positive psychology: The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths. California: Sage Publications.
  • 8. Diener, E. , Suh, E. M. & Osihi, S. (1997) Recent findings on subjective well-being. http:// www.filozofija.lv/research/Ed_Diener_Recent_Findings_on_Subjective_Well-Being.doc (13.04.2011 tarihinde erişildi).
  • 9. Diener, E. , Suh, E. M. , Lucas, R. E. & Smith, H. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125(2), 276-302.
  • 10. Snyder, C. R. , LaPointe, A. B. , Crowson, J. J. & Early, S. (1998). Preferences of high- and low-hope people for self-referential input. Cognition & Emotion, 12(6), 807-823.
  • 11. Snyder, C. R. , Feldman, D. B. , Taylor, J. D. , Schoeder, L. L. & Adams, V. H. (2000). The role of hopeful thinking in preventing problems and enhancing strenghts. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 9(4), 249-269.
  • 12. Irving, L. M. , Snyder, C. R. & Crowson, J. J. (1998). Hoping and coping with cancer by college women. Personality & Individual Differences, 66 (2), 195-214.
  • 13. Snyder, C. R. , Harris, C. , Anderson, J. R. , Holleran, S. A. , Irving, L. M. , Sigmon, S. T. , Yoshinobu, L. , Gibb, L. , June, L. & Charyle, H. P. (1991).The will and the ways: Development and validation of an individual-differences measure of hope. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60(4), 570-585.
  • 14. Snyder, C. R. , Sympson, S. C. , Ybasco, F. C. , Borders, T. F. , Tyrone, F. , Babyak, M. A. & Higgins, R. L. (1996). Development and validation of state hope scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(2), 321-335.
  • 15. Wrobleski, K. K. & Snyder, C. R. (2005). Hopeful thinking in older adults: Back to the future. Experimental Aging Research, 31(2), 217-233.
  • 16. Emmons, R. A. (1986). Personal strivings: An approach to personality and subjective wellbeing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(5), 1058-1068.
  • 17. Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happines is everything , or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57 (6), 1069-1081.
  • 18. Steger, M. F. , Kawabata, Y. , Shimai, S. & Otake, K. (2008). The meaningful life in Japan and United States: Levels and correlates of meaning in life. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 660-678
  • 19. Steger, M. F. , Fraizer, P. , Oishi, S. & Kaler, M. (2006). The meaning in life questionnaire: Assesing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53 (1), 80-93.
  • 20. Steger, M. F. , Kashdan, T. B. , Sullivan, B. A. & Lorentz, D. (2008). Understanding the search for meaning in life: Personality, cognitive style and the dynamic between seeking and experiencing meaning. Journal of Personality, 76(2), 199-228.
  • 21. Tuzgöl-Dost, M. (2005). Öznel iyi oluş ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi: Geçerlik güvenirlik çalışması. Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi, 3 (23), 103-110.
  • 22. Akman, Y & Korkut, F. (1993). Umut ölçeği üzerine bir çalışma. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 9, 193-202.
  • 23. Demirbaş, N. (2010). Yaşamda Anlam ve Yılmazlık. Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. Ankara.
  • 24. Özer, B. U. & Tezer, E. (2008). Umut ve olumlu-olumsuz duygular arasındaki ilişkiler. Do- Öznel İyi Oluşu Açıklamada Umut ve Yaşamda Anlamın ... 835 September 2012 Vol:20 No:3 Kastamonu Education Journal kuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 23, 81-86.
  • 25. Ho, M. Y. , Cheung, F. M. & Cheung, S. F. (2010). The role of meaning in life in promoting well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 48, 658-663.
  • 26. Frankl, V. E. (2007). İnsanın anlam arayışı (B. Selçuk, Çev.). Ankara: Öteki Yayınevi.
  • 27. Fujita, F. , Diener, E. & Sandvik, E. (1991). Gender differences in negative affect and wellbeing: The case for emotional intensity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61 (3), 427-434.
  • 28. Tuzgöl, M. D. (2010). Güney afrika ve Türkiye’deki üniversite öğrencilerinin bazı değişkenlere göre öznel iyi oluş ve yaşam doyumlarının incelenmesi. Eğitim ve Bilim, 35 (158), 75-89.
  • 29. Tümkaya, S. (2011). Humour styles and socio-demographic variables as predictors of subjective well-being of Turkish university students. Eğitim ve Bilim, 36 (160), 158-170.
  • 30. Cheavens, J. S. , Feldman, D. B. , Gum, A. , Michael, S. C. & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Hope therapy in a community sample: A pilot investigation. Social Indicators Research, 77 (1), 61-78.
  • 31. Feldman, D. B. , Dreher, D. E. (in press). Can Hope Be Changed in 90 Minutes? Testing the Efficacy of a Single-Session Goal-Pursuit Intervention for College Students. Journal of Happiness Studies

Öznel İyi Oluşu Açıklamada Umut ve Yaşamda Anlamın

Year 2012, Volume: 20 Issue: 3, 827 - 836, 01.09.2012

Mustafa Şahin Betül Aydın Serkan Volkan Sarı Sezen Kaya Havva Pala

Abstract

Bu araştırma üniversite örnekleminde umut ve yaşamda anlamın öznel iyi oluş üzerindeki etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bunun yanında öznel iyi oluşun cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyi değişkenleri açısından incelenmesi de amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma grubunu 214’ü kız % 75. , 71’i erkek % 25 olmak üzere toplam 285 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veri toplamak amacıyla, Demografik Bilgi Formu, Öznel İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Umut Ölçeği ve Yaşamda Anlam Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Toplanan veriler SPSS 15.0 versiyonu ile analiz edilmiştir. Analizlerde Pearson korelasyon katsayısı tekniği, çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi, Mann Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis H testi kullanılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, umudun ve yaşamda anlamın boyutları olan “anlamın varlığı” ve “anlam arayışı” nın öznel iyi oluşun anlamlı birer yordayıcısı olduğunu göstermektedir. Öznel iyi oluş düzeyi cinsiyet açısından farklılaşmamaktadır, sınıf düzeyi açısından ise anlamlı farklılıklar bulunmuştur.

Keywords

Öznel iyi oluş umut yaşamda anlam anlam arayışı

References

  • 1. Gilham, J. E. & Seligman, M. E. (1999). Footsteps on the road to positive psychology. Behavior Research and Therapy, 37, 163-173.
  • 2. Seligman, M. E. (2002). Positive psychology, positive prevention and positive therapy. Handbook of positive psychology. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 3-13). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • 3. Diener, E. (2000). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index. American Psychologist, 55(1), 34-43.
  • 4. Diener, E. , Lucas, R. E. & Oishi, S. (2002). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and life satisfaction. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 63-74). New York:Oxford University Press.
  • 5. Gallagher, M. W. (2009) Well-being. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.). Encylopedia of positive psychology 834 Mustafa ŞAHİN, Betül AYDIN, Serkan Volkan SARI, Sezen KAYA, Havva PALA Eylül 2012 Cilt:20 No:3 Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi (pp. 1030-1034). West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons.
  • 6. Ryff, C. & Singer, B. (2008). Know themself and become what you are: A eudaimonic approach to psychological well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies,9, 13-39.
  • 7. Snyder, C. R. & Lopez, S. J. (2007). Positive psychology: The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths. California: Sage Publications.
  • 8. Diener, E. , Suh, E. M. & Osihi, S. (1997) Recent findings on subjective well-being. http:// www.filozofija.lv/research/Ed_Diener_Recent_Findings_on_Subjective_Well-Being.doc (13.04.2011 tarihinde erişildi).
  • 9. Diener, E. , Suh, E. M. , Lucas, R. E. & Smith, H. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125(2), 276-302.
  • 10. Snyder, C. R. , LaPointe, A. B. , Crowson, J. J. & Early, S. (1998). Preferences of high- and low-hope people for self-referential input. Cognition & Emotion, 12(6), 807-823.
  • 11. Snyder, C. R. , Feldman, D. B. , Taylor, J. D. , Schoeder, L. L. & Adams, V. H. (2000). The role of hopeful thinking in preventing problems and enhancing strenghts. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 9(4), 249-269.
  • 12. Irving, L. M. , Snyder, C. R. & Crowson, J. J. (1998). Hoping and coping with cancer by college women. Personality & Individual Differences, 66 (2), 195-214.
  • 13. Snyder, C. R. , Harris, C. , Anderson, J. R. , Holleran, S. A. , Irving, L. M. , Sigmon, S. T. , Yoshinobu, L. , Gibb, L. , June, L. & Charyle, H. P. (1991).The will and the ways: Development and validation of an individual-differences measure of hope. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60(4), 570-585.
  • 14. Snyder, C. R. , Sympson, S. C. , Ybasco, F. C. , Borders, T. F. , Tyrone, F. , Babyak, M. A. & Higgins, R. L. (1996). Development and validation of state hope scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(2), 321-335.
  • 15. Wrobleski, K. K. & Snyder, C. R. (2005). Hopeful thinking in older adults: Back to the future. Experimental Aging Research, 31(2), 217-233.
  • 16. Emmons, R. A. (1986). Personal strivings: An approach to personality and subjective wellbeing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(5), 1058-1068.
  • 17. Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happines is everything , or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57 (6), 1069-1081.
  • 18. Steger, M. F. , Kawabata, Y. , Shimai, S. & Otake, K. (2008). The meaningful life in Japan and United States: Levels and correlates of meaning in life. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 660-678
  • 19. Steger, M. F. , Fraizer, P. , Oishi, S. & Kaler, M. (2006). The meaning in life questionnaire: Assesing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53 (1), 80-93.
  • 20. Steger, M. F. , Kashdan, T. B. , Sullivan, B. A. & Lorentz, D. (2008). Understanding the search for meaning in life: Personality, cognitive style and the dynamic between seeking and experiencing meaning. Journal of Personality, 76(2), 199-228.
  • 21. Tuzgöl-Dost, M. (2005). Öznel iyi oluş ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi: Geçerlik güvenirlik çalışması. Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi, 3 (23), 103-110.
  • 22. Akman, Y & Korkut, F. (1993). Umut ölçeği üzerine bir çalışma. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 9, 193-202.
  • 23. Demirbaş, N. (2010). Yaşamda Anlam ve Yılmazlık. Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. Ankara.
  • 24. Özer, B. U. & Tezer, E. (2008). Umut ve olumlu-olumsuz duygular arasındaki ilişkiler. Do- Öznel İyi Oluşu Açıklamada Umut ve Yaşamda Anlamın ... 835 September 2012 Vol:20 No:3 Kastamonu Education Journal kuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 23, 81-86.
  • 25. Ho, M. Y. , Cheung, F. M. & Cheung, S. F. (2010). The role of meaning in life in promoting well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 48, 658-663.
  • 26. Frankl, V. E. (2007). İnsanın anlam arayışı (B. Selçuk, Çev.). Ankara: Öteki Yayınevi.
  • 27. Fujita, F. , Diener, E. & Sandvik, E. (1991). Gender differences in negative affect and wellbeing: The case for emotional intensity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61 (3), 427-434.
  • 28. Tuzgöl, M. D. (2010). Güney afrika ve Türkiye’deki üniversite öğrencilerinin bazı değişkenlere göre öznel iyi oluş ve yaşam doyumlarının incelenmesi. Eğitim ve Bilim, 35 (158), 75-89.
  • 29. Tümkaya, S. (2011). Humour styles and socio-demographic variables as predictors of subjective well-being of Turkish university students. Eğitim ve Bilim, 36 (160), 158-170.
  • 30. Cheavens, J. S. , Feldman, D. B. , Gum, A. , Michael, S. C. & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Hope therapy in a community sample: A pilot investigation. Social Indicators Research, 77 (1), 61-78.
  • 31. Feldman, D. B. , Dreher, D. E. (in press). Can Hope Be Changed in 90 Minutes? Testing the Efficacy of a Single-Session Goal-Pursuit Intervention for College Students. Journal of Happiness Studies
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Mustafa Şahin This is me

Betül Aydın This is me

Serkan Volkan Sarı This is me

Sezen Kaya This is me

Havva Pala This is me

Publication Date September 1, 2012
Published in Issue Year 2012 Volume: 20 Issue: 3

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APA Şahin, M., Aydın, B., Sarı, S. V., Kaya, S., et al. (2012). Öznel İyi Oluşu Açıklamada Umut ve Yaşamda Anlamın. Kastamonu Education Journal, 20(3), 827-836.

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