Gelecek kaygısı, uyku kalitesi ve yaşam kalitesi: sağlık ve edebiyat fakültesi öğrencileri arasında karşılaştırmalı bir çalışma

Öz

Amaç: Sağlık Bilimleri ve Edebiyat Fakültesi öğrencileri arasında gelecek kaygısı, uyku kalitesi ve yaşam kalitesi düzeylerini karşılaştırmak ve bu değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bir Türk devlet üniversitesinde 200 lisans öğrencisiyle (her fakülteden 100 öğrenci) kesitsel bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Gelecek kaygısı Zaleski'nin Gelecek Kaygı Ölçeği ile, uyku kalitesi Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi Endeksi (PSQI) ile ve yaşam kalitesi SF-36 anketi ile ölçüldü. Bağımsız t-testleri ve ki-kare testleri grup farklılıklarını değerlendirdi ve Pearson korelasyonları kaygı, uyku ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkileri değerlendirdi. Sonuçlar: Sağlık Bilimleri öğrencileri, Edebiyat öğrencilerine göre genel olarak daha iyi uyku kalitesine (daha düşük PSQI global puanları, p = 0,007) ve daha düşük gelecek kaygısına (p = 0,03) sahipti. Ayrıca, yaşam kalitesinin çoğu alanında (sosyal işlevsellik, ruh sağlığı, canlılık vb., her biri p < 0,05) daha yüksek puanlar aldılar. Fiziksel işlevsellik veya duygusal rol puanlarında gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı. Genel olarak, daha düşük uyku kalitesi, daha yüksek gelecek kaygısı (r = 0,28, p < 0,01) ve daha düşük yaşam kalitesi (r = –0,36, p < 0,01) ile ilişkiliydi. Gelecek kaygısı da yaşam kalitesi ile ters orantılıydı (r = –0,21, p < 0,05). Sonuç: Kariyer beklentileri daha belirsiz olan alanlardaki öğrenciler, kariyer yolları daha belirgin olan alanlardaki öğrencilere göre daha fazla gelecek kaygısı, daha kötü uyku ve daha düşük yaşam kalitesi yaşamaktadır. Gelecek kaygısını azaltmak ve öğrencilerin refahını artırmak için kariyer danışmanlığı, stres yönetimi ve uyku eğitimi gibi üniversite düzeyinde müdahaleler önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• gelecek kaygısı
• uyku kalitesi
• yaşam kalitesi
• üniversite öğrencileri
• kariyer belirsizliği

Future anxiety, sleep quality, and quality of life: a comparative study among health and literature faculty students

Öz

Aim: To compare levels of future anxiety, sleep quality, and quality of life between Health Sciences and Literature faculty students, and to examine the relationships among these variables. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 200 undergraduates (100 from each faculty) at a Turkish public university. Future anxiety was measured with Zaleski’s Future Anxiety Scale; sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); and quality of life with the SF-36 survey. Independent t-tests and chi-square tests assessed group differences, and Pearson correlations evaluated associations among anxiety, sleep, and quality of life. Results: Health Sciences students had better overall sleep quality (lower PSQI global scores, p = 0.007) and lower future anxiety (p = 0.03) than Literature students. They also scored higher on most quality of life domains (social functioning, mental health, vitality, etc., p < 0.05 each). No significant group differences were found in physical functioning or emotional role scores. Overall, poorer sleep quality correlated with higher future anxiety (r = 0.28, p < 0.01) and lower quality of life (r = –0.36, p < 0.01). Future anxiety was also inversely correlated with quality of life (r = –0.21, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Students in fields with less certain career prospects experience greater future anxiety, worse sleep, and lower quality of life than those in fields with more defined career paths. University-level interventions- such as career counseling, stress management, and sleep education- are recommended to mitigate future anxiety and improve student well-being.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• future anxiety
• sleep quality
• quality of life
• university students
• career uncertainty

Etik Beyan

The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Mardin Artuklu University, and all participants provided informed consent prior to participation (Approval No. 2022-7, dated April 6, 2022).

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