Process-Oriented Forgiveness: The Mediating Roles Of Social Interest And Loneliness In Modelling Psychological Well-Being Through Forgiveness Flexibility

Öz

Affetme esnekliği, affetmeyi tanıma, içselleştirme, uygulama olmak üzere affetme eylemini dinamik bir süreç olarak ele alan yakın zamanda ortaya konmuş bir kavramdır. Bu araştırmada, psikolojik iyi oluşun affetme esnekliği ile açıklanmasında toplumsal ilgi ve yalnızlığın aracı rolleri algılanan sosyal destek ve cinsiyet değişkenleri kontrol edilerek incelenmiştir. Örneklem 18-26 yaş aralığında yer alan 740 (%78,2) kadın ve 206 (%21,8) erkek olmak üzere toplam 946 üniversite öğrencisinden meydana gelmiştir. Veri toplama araçları olarak, Affetme Esnekliği Ölçeği, Warwick-Edinburg Mental İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Toplumsal İlgi Ölçeği, Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği, UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği ve araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Veri analizinde kullanılan bootstrap temelli regresyon analizi sonucunda, toplumsal ilgi ve yalnızlığın affetme esnekliği içselleştirme alt boyutuyla psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracı rollere sahip olduğu görülürken; affetme esnekliği uygulama alt boyutuyla psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide toplumsal ilginin kısmi aracı role sahip olduğu fakat yalnızlığın aracılık etkisinin anlamlı olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Affetme esnekliği tanıma alt boyutuyla psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide ilgili değişkenlerin dolaylı etkilerinin incelenebilmesinde aracılık analizi yapılabilmesi için gerekli ön koşullar sağlanmadığından analiz gerçekleştirilememiştir. Sonuç olarak, bireylerin psikolojik iyi oluş düzeylerini artırmayı amaçlayan ruh sağlığı profesyonelleri ve bu alanda çalışan araştırmacıların gerçek affetmeyi işaret etmesi nedeniyle affetme esnekliği kavramını dikkate almalarının faydalı olabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Affetme esnekliği
• Psikolojik iyi oluş
• Toplumsal İlgi
• Yalnızlık
• Algılanan sosyal destek

Süreç Odaklı Affetme: Psikolojik İyi Oluşun Affetme Esnekliği İle Açıklanmasında Toplumsal İlgi Ve Yalnızlığın Aracı Rolleri

Öz

Forgiveness flexibility is a recently introduced concept that views the act of forgiveness as a dynamic process comprising the recognition, internalization, and application of forgiveness. In this study, the mediating roles of social interest and loneliness in explaining psychological well-being through forgiveness flexibility were examined while controlling for the variables of perceived social support and gender. The sample consisted of a total of 946 university students, including 740 (78.2%) women and 206 (21.8%) men aged 18–26. The data collection instruments included the Forgiveness Flexibility Scale, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, the Social Interest Scale, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and a personal information form developed by the researchers. The results of the bootstrap-based regression analysis revealed that social interest and loneliness play partial mediating roles in the relationship between the internalization subdimension of forgiveness flexibility and psychological well-being; however, while social interest was found to have a partial mediating role in the relationship between the application subdimension of forgiveness flexibility and psychological well-being, the mediating effect of loneliness was not significant. Since the necessary prerequisites for conducting mediation analysis to examine the indirect effects of the relevant variables in the relationship between the recognition subdimension of forgiveness flexibility and psychological well-being were not met, the analysis could not be performed. In conclusion, it is believed that mental health professionals and researchers in this field, who aim to enhance individuals’ psychological well-being, would benefit from considering the concept of forgiveness flexibility, as it points to genuine forgiveness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Forgiveness Flexibility
• Psychological well-being
• Social interest
• Loneliness
• Perceived social support

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