Pandemi Sürecinde Evli Kadınların İlişkilerindeki Mutluluk ve Eş Destek Düzeyinin Belirlenmesi

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 586 - 594, 01.12.2024

Kerime Derya Beydağ , Nursel Alp Dal

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1114262

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, pandemi sürecindeki evli kadınların ilişkilerinde mutluluk düzeyi ve eş destek düzeylerini belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı tipteki araştırmanın örneklemini, 1010 evli kadın oluşturmuştur. Veriler, demografik soru formu, İlişkilerde Mutluluk Ölçeği (İMÖ) ve Eş Destek Ölçeği (EDÖ) ile elde edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan kadınların İlişkilerde Mutluluk Ölçeği puan ortalaması 34.16±6.47 ve Eş Destek Ölçeği puan ortalaması 66.61±13.16’dır. İlişkilerde Mutluluk Ölçeği puanları ile Eş Destek Ölçeği puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı pozitif yönlü yüksek düzeyde doğrusal ilişki bulunmaktadır (r=0.741).
Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda kadınların eş desteği ve ilişkilerinde mutluluk düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Kadınların partnerlerinden aldıkları desteğin ilişkilerindeki mutluluğu arttırdığı saptandı.

Keywords

İlişkilerde mutluluk, eş desteği, evli kadın, pandemi dönemi

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Determination of Happiness and Spousal Support Level in Married Women's Relationships During Pandemic Period

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the level of happiness and spousal support in the relationships of married women in the pandemic period.
Methods: The sample of the descriptive and relationship-seeking type of research consisted of 1010 married. The data were obtained using the demographic questionnaire, the Relationship Happiness Scale (RHS), and the Spousal Support Scale (SSS).
Results: The average of the Relationship Happiness Scale scores of the women participating in the study is 34.16±6.47, while the average of the Spousal Support Scale is 66.61±13.16. There is a statistically significant positive and high-level linear relationship between the RHS scores and the SSS scores (r=0.741).
Conclusion: As a result of the research, it was determined that women's levels of spousal support and happiness in their relationships were high. It has been determined that the support women receive from their partners increases the happiness in their relationships.

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Relationship happiness, Spousal support, married woman, pandemic period

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