YAŞAM DOYUMUNDA TEMEL PSİKOLOJİK İHTİYAÇLAR VE BÜTÜNLÜK DUYGUSUNUN ROLÜ: BİR ARACILIK MODELİ

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 2, 1200 - 1216, 24.10.2025

Hacı Arif Doğanülkü , Dilek Muraz

https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1626033

Öz

Yaşam doyumu önemli bir ruh sağlığı göstergesidir. Bu nedenle yaşam doyumuna ilişkin değişkenleri ve modelleri belirlemeye yönelik araştırmalar, yaşam doyumunu artırmaya yönelik çalışmalara ışık tutması açısından önemlidir. Temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişki alan yazında iyi bilinmektedir. Ancak bütünlük duygusunun bu ilişkideki rolü yalnızca teorik referanslarla desteklenmiş ve ampirik olarak test edilmemiştir. Bu boşluğu doldurmayı amaçlayan bu çalışma, psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkide bütünlük duygusunun aracılık rolünü incelemektedir. Katılımcılar Türk üniversite öğrencileridir. Araştırmaya 212'si kadın (%59,9) ve 142'si erkek (%40,1) olmak üzere toplam 354 öğrenci katılmıştır. Katılımcıların yaşları 18 ile 37 arasında değişmekte olup yaş ortalaması 21,03'tür. Ölçme aracı olarak “Psikolojik İhtiyaç Doyumunda Denge Ölçeği”, “Bütünlük Duygusu Ölçeği” ve “Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. İlişki analizi için Pearson korelasyon analizi, aracılık analizi için PROCESS Macro Model 4 kullanılmıştır. Tüm değişkenler arasında anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Bulgular, psikolojik ihtiyaçların tatmini ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkiye bütünlük duygusunun aracılık ettiğini ortaya koymuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bütünlük Duygusu , Öz-Belirleme Teorisi , Psikolojik İhtiyaçlar , Yaşam Doyumu

THE ROLE OF BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS AND SENSE OF COHERENCE IN LIFE SATISFACTION: A MEDIATION MODEL

Öz

Life satisfaction is an important indicator of mental well-being. Therefore, research aimed at identifying the variables and models related to life satisfaction is essential for informing interventions that seek to enhance life satisfaction. The relationship between basic psychological needs and life satisfaction is well-established in the literature. However, the role of the sense of coherence in this relationship has been supported only by theoretical references and has not been empirically tested. The present study, which aims to fill this gap, examines the mediating role of the sense of coherence in the relationship between psychological needs and life satisfaction. The participants are Turkish university students. A total of 354 students participated in the study, of whom 212 were female and 142 were male. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 37, with an average age of 21.03. “The Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs Scale”, “the Sense of Coherence Scale”, and “the Satisfaction with Life Scale” were used as measurement tools. Pearson correlation analysis was employed for examining relationships between variables, while PROCESS Macro Model 4 was used for mediation analysis. Significant relationships were found among all variables. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the sense of coherence mediates the relationship between the satisfaction of psychological needs and life satisfaction.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sense of Coherence , Self-Determination Theory , Psychological Needs , Life Satisfaction

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