Prediction of the Happiness of Children between Ages 9-12 by Friendship

Öz

The aim of this present study is to investigate whether the friendship qualities of 9-12 years old students significantly predicted their happiness levels. The data were collected by the researcher and the students were informed about the study before the data were collected. Within the scope of the study various scales were conducted fort the data collection: Personal Information Form is for the collection of demographic features, Friendship Quality Questionnaire in order to measure students’ level of friendship, School Children’s Happiness Inventory for the measurement of the happiness level of students at school. The participants of this research consist 558 primary school and middle school students studying at state schools of a city center in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey in the 2017-2018 academic year. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, it was determined that there is a medium level, positive and meaningful relationship between the friendship quality and happiness of primary school and middle school students. According to the results of the analysis, validation and support, help and guidance, self-disclosure, trust, conflict, companionship and recreation together constitute 19% of the students' levels of happiness. According to this model, the order of importance of meaningful predictors of students’ happiness levels is validation and support and sub-dimensions of conflict.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Happiness,friendship,friendship quality,pre-adolescence

9-12 Yaş Arası Çocukların Mutluluklarının Arkadaşlık Niteliği Tarafından Yordanması

Öz

Bu araştırma, 9-12 yaşları arasındaki öğrencilerinin arkadaşlık niteliklerinin mutluluk düzeylerini manidar şekilde yordayıp yordamadığını incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Veriler, araştırmacı tarafından toplanmış ve verilerin toplanmasına geçmeden önce öğrencilere çalışma ile ilgili bilgilendirme yapılmıştır. Araştırmada çeşitli demografik verilerin öğrenilmesi amacıyla Kişisel Bilgi Formu, öğrencilerin arkadaşlık nitelik düzeylerini ölçmek amacıyla Arkadaşlık Niteliği Ölçeği, öğrencilerin okuldaki mutluluk düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla Okul Çocuklarının Mutluluk Envanteri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2017-2018 öğretim yılında Doğu Anadolu Bölgesinde yer alan bir il merkezine bağlı devlet ilkokullarında ve ortaokullarında öğrenim gören 558 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin analizi için çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda öğrencilerin arkadaşlık niteliği ile mutlulukları arasında orta düzeyde, pozitif ve anlamlı ilişkilerin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre arkadaşlık niteliğinin alt boyutlarını oluşturan kendini açma, çatışma, onaylama ve destekleme, dostluk ve eşlik etme, güven, yardım ve rehberlik değişkenleri birlikte öğrencilerin mutluluk düzeylerinin % 19’unu açıklamaktadır. Bu modele göre öğrencilerin mutluluk düzeylerinin manidar yordayıcılarının göreli olarak önem sırası onaylama ve destekleme ve çatışma alt boyutlarıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mutluluk,arkadaşlık,arkadaşlık niteliği,ön ergenlik

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