The Relationship Between Academic Life Satisfaction, Social Satisfaction and Face to Face Communication

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 537 - 554, 01.12.2025

Fatma Öztat

Abstract

Academic life satisfaction, which is accepted as one of the indicators of academic success, stands out as it brings a perspective to the academic life of individuals in terms of subjective well-being in the education process. Academic life satisfaction has recently been associated with various psychosocial indicators. In this respect, it is a matter of curiosity that academic life satisfaction is related to social satisfaction, which is an indicator of students’ social life, and the level of face-to-face communication, which stands out in satisfaction research. Based on this problem, a face-to-face survey was carried out with the students of Selcuk University Faculty of Communication in this study. In the survey, which reached a number of 493 participants, the Academic Life Satisfaction Scale developed by Nogueira et al. (2019), adapted to Turkish by Odacı et al. (2021) and the Social Satisfaction Scale adapted by Attanasio (2008) from Diener et al. (1985) were used. Within the scope of this study, the Social Satisfaction Scale was translated into Turkish and validity and reliability analyzes were made. According to the results of the relevant research; there is a positive significant relationship between the general level of academic life satisfaction and social satisfaction and the level of face-to-face communication with academics. Students who stay in dormitories and try to hold on to life with their broken families need to be supported in terms of social satisfaction. In this study, which aims to present a view of academic satisfaction in terms of social satisfaction and face-to-face communication, a multidimensional approach was tried to be presented within the framework of demographic data and educational status of students.

Keywords

Academic Life Satisfaction , Social Satisfaction , Face to Face Communication

Akademik Yaşam Doyumu, Sosyal Doyum ve Yüz Yüze İletişim İlişkisi

Abstract

Akademik başarının göstergelerinden biri olarak kabul edilen akademik yaşam doyumu, bireylerin eğitim sürecinde akademik yaşantılarına, öznel refah açısından bir bakış açısı getirmesiyle öne çıkmaktadır. Akademik yaşam doyumu son dönemde çeşitli psikososyal göstergelerle ilişkilendirilmektedir. Bu açıdan akademik yaşam doyumunun, öğrencilerin sosyal hayatının bir göstergesi olan sosyal doyumla ve doyum araştırmalarında öne çıkan yüz yüze iletişim düzeyiyle var olabilecek ilişkisi merak konusudur. Bu problemden hareketle bu çalışmada Selçuk Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi öğrencileri ile yüz yüze bir anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. 493 kişilik bir katılımcı sayısına ulaşan ankette Nogueira ve arkadaşlarının (2019) geliştirdiği, Odacı ve arkadaşlarının (2021) Türkçeye uyarladığı Akademik Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği ile Attanasio’nun (2008), Diener ve arkadaşlarından (1985) uyarladığı Sosyal Doyum Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Sosyal Doyum Ölçeği bu çalışma kapsamında Türkçeye çevrilmiş, geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizleri yapılmıştır. İlgili araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre; akademik yaşam doyumu genel düzeyi ile sosyal doyum ve akademisyenlerle yüz yüze iletişim düzeyi arasında pozitif anlamlı ilişki bulunmaktadır. Öğrencilerin arkadaşlarıyla kurduğu yüz yüze iletişim, sosyal doyumu desteklemektedir. Kız öğrencilerin akademik ortalaması ve akademik yaşam doyumu, erkek öğrencilerden daha yüksektir. Öğrencilerin yaşı arttıkça arkadaşlarıyla kurdukları yüz yüze iletişim düzeyleri düşerken, akademik yaşam doyumları artmaktadır. Yurtta kalan ve parçalanmış ailesiyle hayata tutunmaya çalışan öğrencilerin sosyal doyum açısından desteklenmesi gerekmektedir. Hayalindeki bölümü okuyan öğrencilerin akademik yaşam doyumu, sosyal doyumu ve yüz yüze iletişim düzeyleri diğer öğrencilere göre daha yüksektir. Akademik yaşam doyumuna, sosyal doyum ve yüz yüze iletişim açısından bir bakış sunmayı hedefleyen bu çalışmada, demografik veriler ve öğrencilerin eğitim durumu çerçevesinde çok boyutlu bir yaklaşım sunulmaya çalışılmıştır.

Keywords

Akademik Yaşam Doyumu , Sosyal Doyum , Yüz Yüze İletişim.

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