COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Algılanan Sosyal Destek ile Travma Sonrası Büyüme Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Year 2023, , 201 - 207, 26.09.2023

Dilara Karakoç , Haydeh Faraji

https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.23.3.02

Abstract

COVID-19 salgın sürecinde hastalık kapmakla ilintili şiddetli kaygılar ve koronavirüs sebebiyle bireylerin yakınlarını kaybetmeleri insanlar üzerinde travmatik bir etki yaratabilmektedir. Ancak psikolojik anlamda travmatize edici yaşantılar her zaman negatif psikolojik sonuçlar doğurmamaktadır. Travma sonrası büyüme kavramı, bireylerin örseleyici yaşantılar ile mücadele ederken sergiledikleri baş etme yöntemleri sonucunda açığa çıkan olumlu değişimleri ifade etmektedir. Travmatik yaşantıların ardından büyümenin gerçekleşmesi algılanan sosyal desteğin önemli bir rolü olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19 salgın döneminde genç yetişkin bireylerin algıladıkları sosyal destek düzeyi ile travma sonrası büyüme düzeyi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 18-35 yaş aralığında bulunan toplam 467 (325 kadın, %69.6’sı kadın, 142 erkek, %30.4’ü erkek) genç yetişkin birey oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın verileri Sosyal Bilimler için İstatistik (SPSS) 25.00 Programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Veri analizinde Bağımsız Örneklemler T-Testi, Pearson Korelasyon Testi ve Çoklu Doğrusal Regresyon Analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde genç yetişkin bireylerin algıladıkları sosyal destek düzeyi arttıkça travma sonrası büyüme düzeyinin arttığı belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

covid-19 pandemisi, kitlesel travma, travma sonrası büyüme, algılanan sosyal destek

Examination of the Relationship between Post-Traumatic Growth and Perceived Social Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Severe concerns about catching a disease during the COVID-19 epidemic process and the loss of relatives due to coronavirus can have a traumatic effect on individuals. However, psychologically traumatizing experiences do not always lead to negative psychological consequences. The notion of post-traumatic growth indicates to the positive shifts that appear as a consequence of the coping methods that individuals exhibit while struggling with traumatic experiences. Perceived social support is thought to play an essential role in the procedure of growth after traumatic experiences. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between the grade of social support perceived by young adults and the level of post-traumatic growth throughout the COVID-19 epidemic term. The sample of the investigation consists of a total of 467 (325 female, 69.6% female, 142 male, 30.4% male) young adult individuals between the ages of 18-35. The data of the study were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.00 Program. In data analysis, Independent Samples T-Test, Pearson Correlation Test and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were applied. In the study, it was detected that the level of post-traumatic growth enhanced as the perceived social support level of young adult individuals increased while the COVID-19 pandemic days.

Keywords

covid-19 pandemic, mass trauma, post traumatic growth, perceived social support

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