Relationships among Resilience, Social Support, Coping, and Psychological Well-Being among University Studentss

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among resilience, social support, coping, and psychological well-being in university students. Data were gathered on 309 students who are studying at the Trakya University. Participants completed several instruments: the Flourishing Scale, Resilience Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Ways of Coping Inventory, and a demographic information form. Correlation, standard multiple regression, and hierarchical regression analyses were performed on the data. Signifi cant relationships were found among study variables. Results of regression analyses indicated that psychological well-being was statistically predicted by resilience, coping, and social support from family, friends, and from signifi cant others. Results of the mediation analysis revealed that social support and coping skills partially mediated the relationship between resilience and psychological well-being. The implications were discussed in the light of existing literature, and suggestions were made for college counselors

Keywords

• psychological well-being
• resilience
• social support
• coping

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Psikolojik Dayanıklılık, Sosyal Destek, Başa Çıkma ve İyi-Oluş Arasındaki İlişkiler

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinde psikolojik dayanıklılık, sosyal destek, stresle başa çıkma ve psikolojik iyi oluş değişkenleri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesidir. Veriler, Trakya Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim görmekte olan 309 öğrenciden toplanmıştır. Katılımcılar, Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Kendini Toparlama Gücü Ölçeği, Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği, Stresle Başa Çıkma Tarzları Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formunu doldurmuşlardır. Verilerin analizinde korelasyon, standart çoklu regresyon ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada ele alınan değişkenler arasında anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Regresyon analizi sonuçları psikolojik iyi oluşun, psikolojik dayanıklılık, stresle başa çıkma becerileri ve aileden, arkadaşlardan ve diğerlerinden alınan sosyal destek değişkenleri tarafından anlamlı bir şekilde yordandığını göstermiştir. Aracı değişken analizi sonuçları da, sosyal destek ve stresle başa çıkma becerilerinin, psikolojik iyi oluş ve psikolojik dayanıklılık değişkenleri arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bulgular mevcut literatür ışığında tartışılmış ve psikolojik danışmanlar için bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• psikolojik iyi oluş
• psikolojik dayanıklılık
• sosyal destek
• başa çıkma

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