Yalnızlığın Yordayıcıları: Yaşamda Anlam, Psikolojik Sağlamlık ve Umut

Year 2025, Issue: 101, 79 - 90

Yusuf Akyıl , Tuncay Oral , Beste Erdinç , Hazal Yağmur Çakır

https://doi.org/10.17753/sosekev.1560270

Abstract

Yalnızlık, bireylerin sahip olmak istedikleri ilişkiler ile şu anda sahip olduklarına inandıkları ilişkiler arasında bir uyumsuzluk bulunması durumunda istenmeyen ve tedirgin edici olarak nitelendirdikleri bir durumdur. Bu çalışmanın amacı yaşam amacı, psikolojik dayanıklılık ve umudun yalnızlık üzerindeki yordamasını araştırmaktır. Çalışmanın örneklemini gönüllü olarak katılan 386 kadın üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada ilgili değişkenleri değerlendirmek için “UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği”, “Azimli Umut Ölçeği”, “Kısa Psikolojk Sağlamlık Ölçeği” ve “Yaşamda Anlam Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Kavramlar arasındaki bağlantıyı incelemek için korelasyon analizi kullanılmış ve yaşam anlamı, psikolojik dayanıklılık ve umudun yalnızlığı yordayıp yordamadığını belirlemek için çoklu regresyon analizi yapılmıştır. Bulgular, yalnızlık ile yaşam anlamı, psikolojik dayanıklılık ve umut arasında önemli negatif ilişkiler olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, bu bağımsız değişkenler yalnızlığı önemli ölçüde yordamıştır. Elde edilen bulgular ilgili literatürle ilişkilendirilerek değerlendirilmiştir. Yalnızlığın olumsuz yansımalarını hafifletmek için psikolojik dayanıklılığı güçlendirmek, varoluşsal anlam üzerine araştırmalar yapmak ve umudu teşvik etmeye yönelik programlar uygulamak faydalı olabilir.

Keywords

Yalnızlık, Yaşamda anlam, Psikolojik sağlamlık, Umut

PREDICTORS OF LONELINESS: MEANING IN LIFE, PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AND HOPE

Abstract

Loneliness is a state that individuals find undesirable and unsettling when there is a discrepancy between the desired relationships they wish to have and the relationships they believe they now possess. This study aims to investigate the predictive role of purpose in life, psychological resilience, and hope in relation to loneliness. The study's sample consisted of 386 female university students who participated voluntarily. The study utilized the "UCLA Loneliness Scale," "Persevering Hope Scale," "Brief Resilience Scale," and "Meaning in Life Scale" to assess the relevant topics. We used correlation analysis to examine the link between the ideas, and conducted multiple regression analysis to determine if purpose in life, psychological resilience, and hope could predict loneliness. The findings indicated substantial inverse associations between loneliness and purpose in life, psychological resilience, and hope. Moreover, these independent variables significantly predicted loneliness. We analyzed and examined the collected findings in relation to the pertinent literature. To mitigate the adverse effects of loneliness, it is possible to bolster psychological resilience, conduct research on existential meaning, and implement programs aimed at fostering hope.

Keywords

Loneliness, Meaning in life, Psychological resilience, Hope

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