Examination of the Relationship between Mindfulness and Life Satisfaction in Society

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between mindfulness in society and quality of life. Materials and Methods: The data for this study were collected in July 2022 throughout Turkey through an online survey application using the snowball sampling method. The research was completed with 387 participants aged 18 and over in Turkey. The Independent Sample t-test, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, Bonferroni correction, and Spearman correlation coefficient were employed in the data analysis. Results: Participants in the 35-44 age range, those who were married, those with income more than expenses, those with postgraduate education, and those who reported being present in the moment were found to have higher levels of life satisfaction (p<0.05). A positive correlation was found between life satisfaction and mindfulness (p=0.000). Conclusion: The study results indicate that as the level of mindfulness increased, life satisfaction also increased. It may be suggested to provide opportunities for mindfulness-based practices by providing information about mindfulness in society, to plan research with different designs to determine life satisfaction and mindfulness, and to set policies to increase life satisfaction in society.

Keywords

• Individual Differences
• Life
• Mindfulness
• Satisfaction.

Ethical Statement

The research conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki. To implement the study, ethical approval was obtained from the Haliç University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: 29/06/2022, Issue: 156). After the necessary permissions were obtained, online written consent of all participants was obtained before the study began.

Toplumda Bilinçli Farkındalık ile Yaşam Doyumu Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, toplumda bilinçli farkındalık ile yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmanın verileri bir çevrimiçi anket uygulaması ile Temmuz 2022 tarihinde Türkiye genelinde ve kartopu yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmada, Türkiye’de bulunan 18 yaş üstü 387 kişinin katılımı ile araştırma tamamlanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; Independent “Sample-t”, “ANOVA”, “Mann-Whitney U”, “Kruskal-Wallis H”, “Bonferroni düzeltmesi” ve “Spearman” korelasyon katsayısı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcılardan, 35-44 yaş aralığında olanların, evli olanların, geliri giderinden fazla olanların, eğitim düzeyi lisansüstü olanların, anda hissedenlerin yaşam doyumu daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Yaşam doyumu ile bilinçli farkındalık arasında pozitif ilişki tespit edilmiştir (p=0,000). Sonuç: Bireylerin bilinçli farkındalık düzeyi arttıkça yaşam doyumunun arttığı görülmüştür. Toplumda bilinçli farkındalık hakkında bilgilendirmeler yapılarak bilinçli farkındalık temelli uygulamalar için olanak sağlanması, yaşam doyumu ve bilinçli farkındalığı belirlemeye yönelik farklı desenlerde araştırmaların planlanması, ayrıca toplumda yaşam doyumunu arttırmaya yönelik politikaların belirlenmesi önerilebilir.

Keywords

• Bireysel Farklılıklar
• Yaşam
• Farkındalık
• Doyum.

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