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Year 2020, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 59 - 66, 29.06.2020

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The Effect Of Well-Being On Life Satisfaction: A Study On Students

Year 2020, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 59 - 66, 29.06.2020

Abstract

Well-being and life satisfaction are concepts that are frequently emphasized in today's world. The individuals' desire to maximize the satisfaction they get from their lives has been effective in increasing the importance of these concepts. Universities are major factors in individuals having maximum life satisfaction. This study aimed to identify the effects of well-being on the life satisfaction of vocational school of higher education students and the relationship between these two factors. The study was conducted in December 2018, in Yalova. At the end of the study, it was determined that the level of well-being of the participants was high and their life satisfaction was medium level. It was determined that there was a positive and moderate relationship between well-being and life satisfaction. Moreover, it was determined that well-being had a positive effect on life satisfaction. These results show that well-being is a determinant of life satisfaction. In the frame of these results, some suggestions were made for promoting the well-being and life satisfaction.

References

  • Argan, M., Argan, M. T., & Dursun, M. (2018). Examining Relationships Among Well-Being, Leisure Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, and Happiness. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences, 7(4), 49-59.
  • Bolsoy, N. ve Sevil, Ü. (2006). Interaction of Health-Disease and Culture. Journal of Atatürk University School of Nursing. 9. (78-87).
  • Çivitçi, A. (2012). The Relationships between Global Life Satisfaction and Psychological Needs in University Students. Çukurova University Journal of the Institute of Social Sciences, 21(2), 321-336.
  • Dağlı, A. ve Baysal, N. (2016). Adaptation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale In To Turkish: The Study of Validity and Reliability, Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 15(59), 1250-1262.
  • Diener et al. (2009), New Well-Being Measures: Short Scales to Assess Flourishing and Positive and Negative Feelings, Social Indicators Research, 97 (2), 143-156.
  • Diener, E.D., Emmons, R.A., Larsen, R.J. and Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.
  • Diener, E.D., Oishi, S. and Lucas R.E. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, Subjective Well-Being: The Science of Happiness and Life Satisfaction, ed. Lopez S.J., Snyder C. R, ISBN 978-0-19-518724-3, 187-193.
  • Dost, M. T. (2007). Examining Life Satisfaction Levels of University Students in Terms of Some Variables. Pamukkale University Faculty of Education Journal, 22(22), 132-143.
  • Fidan, M. ve Usta, F. (2013). The Validity And Reliability Of The Turkish Version Of The Flourishing Scale, Journal of Education and Training Research. 2(3). (253-257).
  • Foster, L. T., Keller, C. P., & Boomer, J. (2007). Defining Wellness and its Determinants. British Columbia Atlas.
  • Gündoğar, D., Gül, S. S., Uskun, E., Demirci, S., ve Keçeci, D. (2007). Investigation of the Predictors of Life Satisfaction in University Students. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 10(1), 14-27.
  • Kaba, İ., Erol, M. ve Güç, K. (2017). Development of Adults Life Satisfaction Scale. Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, 18(1), 1-14.
  • Kaya, Ö., Adaptation of Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale To Turkish: Validity And Reliability Studies. ”, Journal of Turkish Military Academy, 21(2).
  • Kayış, A. R. (2017). The Effect of Goodness Psycho-Education Program on Goodness and Psychological Symptom Levels, Ph. D. thesis, Anadolu University Institute of Educational Sciences, Eskişehir.
  • Korkut Owen, F., Demirbaş Çelik, N. ve Doğan, T. (2017). Resilience as A Predictor of Wellness among University Students. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 16(64-Additional Issue), 1461-1479.
  • Köksal, O. (2015). Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction: A Research on University Students, in: Selected Topics in Life Satisfaction (Ed. S. Dogan), Nobel Academic Publishing, Ankara, pp. 23-37.
  • Polatcı, S. (2015). The Effects of Perceived Organizational and Social Support on Life Satisfaction: The Mediation Role of Job and Marriage Satisfaction. Journal of Economic and Social Research, 11(2), 25-44.
  • About Wellness, National Wellness Institute, http://www.nationalwellness.org/?page=AboutWellness. (Erişim Tarihi: 01.07.2019).
  • Tengilimoğlu, D., Işık, O. ve Akbolat, M. (2012). Healthcare Management, Nobel Academic Publishing.
  • Tuzgöl Dost, M. (2007). Examining Life Satisfaction Levels of University Students in Terms of Some Variables. Pamukkale University Faculty of Education Journal, 22(22), 132-143.
  • Yıkılmaz, M. ve Demir Güdül, M. (2015). Relationships Between Meaning in Life Mindfulness, Perceived Socioeconomic Level and Life Satisfaction Among University Students. Ege Education Journal, ,(16) 2, 297-315.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Sociology (Other)
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Beyza Erkoç 0000-0002-0035-6782

Fethi Güngör 0000-0003-2581-0205

Publication Date June 29, 2020
Acceptance Date June 12, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 3 Issue: 1

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APA Erkoç, B., & Güngör, F. (2020). The Effect Of Well-Being On Life Satisfaction: A Study On Students. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work, 3(1), 59-66.