Evlilik Doyumunun Yordayıcıları: Akılcı Olmayan İnançlar, Bilişsel Esneklik ve Affedicilik

Öz

Bu araştırmada, evli bireylerde evlilik doyumunun yordayıcıları olarak akılcı olmayan inançlar, bilişsel esneklik ve affedicilik incelenmiştir. Nicel desende yürütülen çalışma, 2023–2024 yıllarında Antalya’da yaşayan 312 evli bireyden (223 kadın, 89 erkek) elde edilen verilerle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar Akılcı Olmayan İnançlar Ölçeği, Bilişsel Kontrol ve Esneklik Ölçeği, Heartland Affedicilik Ölçeği ve Evlilik Yaşam Ölçeği’ni doldurmuştur. Analizlerde Pearson korelasyon ve çoklu regresyon yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, evlilik doyumunun akılcı olmayan inançlarla negatif; affedicilik ve bilişsel esneklikle pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Alt boyut analizlerinde, akılcı olmayan inançların Ben alt boyutu evlilik doyumunu negatif; affediciliğin kendini ve başkalarını affetme, bilişsel esnekliğin ise değerlendirme–başa çıkma esnekliği boyutları pozitif yönde yordayıcı bulunmuştur. Tüm değişkenlerin birlikte modele alındığı analizde, evlilik doyumundaki varyansın %27’si açıklanmış; affedicilik ve bilişsel esneklik anlamlı yordayıcılar olurken akılcı olmayan inançlar modele anlamlı katkı sağlamamıştır. Bulgular, evlilik doyumunda bilişsel ve duyuşsal süreçlerin bütüncül önemini vurgulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• evlilik doyumu
• akılcı olmayan inançlar
• bilişsel esneklik
• affedicilik

Predictors of Marital Satisfaction: Irrational Beliefs, Cognitive Flexibility, and Forgiveness

Öz

This study examined irrational beliefs, cognitive flexibility, and forgiveness as predictors of marital satisfaction among married individuals. Conducted within a quantitative research design, the study was carried out with data collected from 312 married participants (223 women, 89 men) residing in Antalya between 2023 and 2024. Participants completed the Irrational Beliefs Scale, Cognitive Control and Flexibility Scale, Heartland Forgiveness Scale, and Marital Life Scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression techniques. The findings revealed that marital satisfaction was negatively associated with irrational beliefs and positively associated with forgiveness and cognitive flexibility. In subscale analyses, the Self dimension of irrational beliefs negatively predicted marital satisfaction, whereas the self- and other-forgiveness dimensions of forgiveness and the appraisal–coping flexibility dimension of cognitive flexibility positively predicted it. When all variables were entered into the regression model together, 27% of the variance in marital satisfaction was explained, with forgiveness and cognitive flexibility emerging as significant predictors, while irrational beliefs did not make a significant contribution to the model.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• marital satisfaction
• irrational beliefs
• cognitive flexibility
• forgiveness

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