THE MEDIATING ROLE OF OPTIMISM IN THE EFFECT OF HOPE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

Abstract

The research aims to determine the effect of hope on psychological well-being and the mediating role of optimism in this relationship. The research covers all individuals living in Antalya province. The questionnaire method, which is widely used in quantitative research, was preferred for data collection. Data were collected between March-June 2023 with the ethics committee permission obtained from Isparta University of Applied Sciences. The Psychological Well-Being Scale developed by Diener et al. (2009) and adapted into Turkish by Telef (2011) and the short form of the Psychological Capital Scale developed by Luthans et al. (2007), short form of which was created by Avey et al. (2011) and adapted into Turkish by Oruç (2018) were used as data collection tools. JAMOVI programme was used to analyse the collected data. The findings of the study showed that being hopeful has a positive effect on psychological well-being and optimism has a partial mediating role in this relationship. In addition, age and having children were found to have an effect on psychological well-being. The results of the research are discussed together with other studies in the literature.

Keywords

• Hope
• psychological well-being
• optimism
• individuals
• structural equality model

UMUDUN PSİKOLOJİK İYİ OLUŞA ETKİSİNDE İYİMSERLİĞİN ARACILIK ROLÜ

Öz

Araştırma, umudun psikolojik iyi oluşa etkisini ve iyimserliğin bu ilişkideki aracılık rolünü belirmeyi hedeflemektedir. Araştırma, Antalya ilinde yaşayan bireylerin tamamını kapsamaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında nicel araştırmalarda yaygın olarak kullanılan anket yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi’nden alınan etik kurul izni ile Mart-Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında veriler toplanmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Diener vd. (2009) tarafından geliştirilen Telef (2011) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanan Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği ile Luthans vd. (2007) tarafından geliştirilen, Avey vd. (2011) tarafından kısa formu oluşturulan ve Oruç (2018) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanan Psikolojik Sermaye Ölçeği’nin kısa formunun umut ve iyimserlik boyutları kullanılmıştır. Toplanan verilerin analizinde JAMOVİ programından yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları, umutlu olmanın psikolojik iyi oluşa pozitif yönde etki ettiğini ve iyimserliğin bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolünün bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, yaş ve çocuk sahibi olma faktörlerinin psikolojik iyi oluş üzerinde etkisi olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırma sonuçları, literatürde yer alan diğer çalışmalar ile birlikte tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Umut
• psikolojik iyi oluş
• iyimserlik
• bireyler
• yapısal eşitlik modeli

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