Ruminasyon ve Öznel İyi Oluş Arasındaki İlişkide Bilişsel Esnekliğin Aracı Rolü

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, yetişkin bireylerde öznel iyi oluş ile ruminasyon arasındaki ilişkide bilişsel esnekliğin aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Çalışma grubunu, 18–59 yaş aralığında yer alan 319 yetişkin birey (%71,2 kadın, %28,8 erkek) oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama sürecinde Öznel İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Bilişsel Esneklik Envanteri ve Ruminatif Düşünce Biçimi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, değişkenler arasındaki doğrudan ve dolaylı ilişkileri incelemek amacıyla Pearson korelasyon analizi ve aracılık analiziyle değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, ruminasyonun bilişsel esneklik üzerinde negatif ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca bilişsel esnekliğin öznel iyi oluşu pozitif yönde ve anlamlı biçimde yordadığı belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, ruminasyon ile öznel iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide bilişsel esnekliğin aracılık etkisinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu sonuçlar, öznel iyi oluşu artırmaya yönelik psikoeğitsel müdahalelerde bilişsel esneklik ve ruminasyon gibi bilişsel süreçlerin bütüncül biçimde ele alınmasının önemini desteklemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Öznel İyi oluş
• ruminasyon
• bilişsel esneklik

The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility in the Relationship between Rumination and Subjective Well-Being

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between subjective well-being and rumination in adults. The study group consisted of 319 adults aged 18–59 (71.2% women, 28.8% men). The Subjective Well-Being Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, and Rumination Thought Pattern Scale were used in the data collection process. The data obtained were evaluated using Pearson correlation analysis and mediation analysis to examine the direct and indirect relationships between the variables. The findings showed that rumination has a negative and significant effect on cognitive flexibility. Furthermore, it was determined that cognitive flexibility positively and significantly predicts subjective well-being. However, it was found that the mediating effect of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between rumination and subjective well-being was statistically significant. These results indicate the importance of comprehensively addressing cognitive processes such as cognitive flexibility and rumination in psychoeducational interventions aimed at increasing subjective well-being.

Keywords

• Subjective well-being
• rumination
• cognitive flexibility

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