The Relationship of Social Exclusion and Well-being in The Context of Hunger and Poverty Threshold

Year 2023, Volume: 31 Issue: 56, 205 - 216, 28.04.2023

Beril BAYKAL Sevda KÖSE

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.02.10

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the moderating role of household income in the relationship between social exclusion and well-being. A multiple-group analysis was conducted to determine the moderating effect of household income. The study sample included 669 people who participated in the labour market in Kocaeli; were recruited using convenience sampling. The findings showed a significant negative correlation between social exclusion and well-being. This effect was higher for those below the hunger threshold, indicating that, with increased social exclusion, there is a more significant adverse effect on well-being. These findings confirmed the moderating role of household income in the relationship between social exclusion and well-being.

Keywords

Hunger Threshold, Multiple Group Analysis, Poverty Threshold, Social Exclusion, Well-Being

Açlık ve Yoksulluk Sınırı Bağlamında Sosyal Dışlanma ve İyilik Hali İlişkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, sosyal dışlanma ile iyilik hali, arasındaki ilişkide hanehalkı gelirinin düzenleyici rolünü belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi Kocaeli ilinde işgücü piyasasına bulunan 669 kişi olup kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiştir. Hanehalkı gelirinin düzenleyici etkisini belirlemek için çoklu grup analizi yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar, sosyal dışlanma ile iyilik hali arasında anlamlı bir negatif ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu etki, açlık sınırının altındakiler için daha yüksek olup sosyal dışlanmadaki artışla birlikte iyilik hali üzerinde daha fazla olumsuz etki olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu bulgular, sosyal dışlanma ve iyilik hali arasındaki ilişkide hanehalkı gelirinin düzenleyici etkisini doğrulamıştır.

Keywords

Açlık Sınırı, Çoklu Grup Analizi, Yoksulluk Sınırı, Sosyal Dışlanma, İyilik Hali

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