Yaşamın-İşin Anlam Kaynakları ve İyi Oluş İlişkisi Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Öz

Bu araştırma; yaşamın ve işin anlam kaynaklarının neler olduğunu incelemek, aralarındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymak ve çeşitli anlam kaynakları bağlamında psikolojik iyi oluşun farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını tespit etmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada tarama deseni kullanılmıştır. 588 çalışandan, çevrimiçi anket tekniği kullanılarak hem kapalı hem de açık uçlu sorularla veri toplanmıştır. Bu veriler, içerik analizi, Fisher’ın Kesin Olasılık Testi ve ANOVA testiyle analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda; yaşamın anlam kaynaklarının; duygusal bağlılık, esenlik, değer odaklılık, maneviyat, faydalı olma, amaçlar, bireysel gelişim ve para kazanma olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanında işin anlam kaynaklarının; faydalı olma, tutku, esenlik, para kazanma, saygınlık, gelişim, görev, vatan sevgisi ve maneviyat olduğu saptanmıştır. Yaşamın ve işin anlam kaynakları arasında anlamlı ilişkinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca işin anlam kaynaklarına göre psikolojik iyi oluşun değiştiği belirlenmiştir. İşte anlam bulanların, bulmayanlara göre psikolojik iyi oluşu daha yüksektir. Ancak işe yüklenen anlam para kazanma ise psikolojik iyi oluş anlamlı olarak düşmektedir.  

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yaşamın Anlamı
• İşin Anlamı
• Anlam Kaynakları
• Psikolojik İyi Oluş

A Research on the Relationship between Sources of Meaningful Life-Work and Well-Being

Öz

The research is carried out to examine the sources of meaningful life and meaningful work and to reveal the relationship between them. Moreover, it is also aimed to determine whether psychological well-being differentiates in the context of these various sources of meaning. A survey design is used in the research. Data are collected from 588 employees with both closed-ended and open-ended questions using the online questionnaire technique. These data are analyzed by content analysis, Chi-Square, and ANOVA Tests. As a result of the analysis made, the sources of meaningful life are determined to be emotional commitment, well-being, value-oriented, spirituality, being beneficial, goals, individual development, and earning money. Besides, as the sources of meaningful work; being beneficial, passion, well-being, earning money, respectability, development, task, patriotism, and spirituality are found. It is revealed that there is a significant relationship between the meaning sources of life and work. In addition, it is determined that psychological well-being changes according to the meaning sources of work. Those who find meaning in work have higher psychological well-being than those who do not. However, if the meaning attributed to the work is earning money, psychological well-being decreases significantly.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Meaningful Life
• Meaningful Work
• Sources of Meaning
• Psychological Well-being

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