Research Article

Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans

Volume: 30 Number: 1 January 23, 2019
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Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between life satisfaction and hopelessness of disabled veterans and to determine whether the dimensions of hopelessness in explaining their life satisfaction in terms of socio-demographic and professional variables of disabled veterans have a meaningful effect. Satisfaction with Life (5 items) and Beck Hopelessness (20 items) were used as scales in this study. The sample of this study is 159 disabled veterans among the disabled veterans living in Turkey. All of the disabled veterans in this study are male and their mean age is 40.79 ± 6.84 (mean ± standard deviation). Considering correlation between all sub-scales of Beck Hopelessness, there was a significant correlation between feelings and expectations about the future domain and loss of motivation domain and also there was strong correlation with hope domain. The findings illustrate that there is a significant relationship between life satisfaction and hopelessness in disabled veterans.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 23, 2019

Submission Date

September 6, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 13, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 30 Number: 1

APA
Karataş, K., Aslan, H., & Başcıllar, M. (2019). Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans. Toplum Ve Sosyal Hizmet, 30(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.33417/tsh.516672
AMA
1.Karataş K, Aslan H, Başcıllar M. Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet. 2019;30(1):1-18. doi:10.33417/tsh.516672
Chicago
Karataş, Kasım, Harun Aslan, and Mehmet Başcıllar. 2019. “Hopelessness and Satisfaction With Life Among Disabled Veterans”. Toplum Ve Sosyal Hizmet 30 (1): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.33417/tsh.516672.
EndNote
Karataş K, Aslan H, Başcıllar M (January 1, 2019) Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet 30 1 1–18.
IEEE
[1]K. Karataş, H. Aslan, and M. Başcıllar, “Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans”, Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1–18, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.33417/tsh.516672.
ISNAD
Karataş, Kasım - Aslan, Harun - Başcıllar, Mehmet. “Hopelessness and Satisfaction With Life Among Disabled Veterans”. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet 30/1 (January 1, 2019): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.33417/tsh.516672.
JAMA
1.Karataş K, Aslan H, Başcıllar M. Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet. 2019;30:1–18.
MLA
Karataş, Kasım, et al. “Hopelessness and Satisfaction With Life Among Disabled Veterans”. Toplum Ve Sosyal Hizmet, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1-18, doi:10.33417/tsh.516672.
Vancouver
1.Kasım Karataş, Harun Aslan, Mehmet Başcıllar. Hopelessness and Satisfaction with Life Among Disabled Veterans. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet. 2019 Jan. 1;30(1):1-18. doi:10.33417/tsh.516672

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