The Mediating Role of Post-Traumatic Growth, Perceived Social Support and Mental Well-Being: A Sample of Battered Women

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Abstract: This research aims to examine the mediating role of mental well-being and social support in post-traumatic growth processes of women who have experienced violence. The data was collected from 132 volunteer women living in Istanbul, who experienced violence, stayed in a women's shelter or did not stay before. Data were analyzed using the Hayes Process method with SPSS 26 for multiple linear regression analysis. The findings showed that there were positive relationships between post-traumatic growth and mental well-being, and positive relationship with perceived social support. In addition, it was found that there is a positive and significant relationship between perceived social support and mental well-being. It has been observed that mental well-being partially mediates perceived social support and posttraumatic growth.The final finding of the study indicates that women who did not stay in women's shelters had higher scores in perceived social support compared to those who stayed in women's shelters. These findings suggest that mental well-being has an important place in the post-traumatic growth process in women who have experienced violence. These results are discussed in the context of the literature.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Perceived social support
• mental well-being
• post-traumatic growth
• battered women

Şiddet Görmüş Kadınlarda Algılanan Sosyal Destek ile Travma Sonrası Büyüme İlişkisinde Mental İyi Oluşun Aracı Rolü

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Özet: Bu araştırma, şiddete maruz kalan kadınların algıladıkları sosyal destek ile travma sonrası büyümelerinde mental iyi oluşun aracı rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Veriler, İstanbul'da yaşayan, şiddete uğramış, kadın konuk evinde kalmış veya daha önce kadın konuk evinde kalmamış gönüllü kadınlardan (N:132) toplanmıştır. Veriler, çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi için SPSS 26 ile Hayes Process yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, travma sonrası büyüme ile mental iyi oluş arasında pozitif yönlü ve algılanan sosyal destekle de pozitif yönlü istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca algılanan sosyal destek ile mental iyi oluş arasında pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Mental iyi oluşun algılanan sosyal destek ve travma sonrası büyümeye kısmen aracılık ettiği görülmüştür. Araştırmanın son bulgusunda ise kadın konuk evlerinde kalmayan kadınların kadın konuk evlerinde kalan kadınlara kıyasla sosyal destek algıları puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Bu bulgular şiddete maruz kalan kadınların travma sonrası büyüme sürecinde algılanan sosyal destek ve mental sağlığın önemli bir yere sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu sonuçlar literatür bağlamında tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Algılanan sosyal destek
• mental iyi oluş
• travma sonrası büyüme
• şiddet görmüş kadın

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