Mental control: How do adolescents protect their subjective well-being?

Amaç: Bu çalışmada ergenlerin, mental kontrol aracılığıyla öznel iyi oluşlarını nasıl koruduklarının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Ön çalışma grubuna, Ankarada lise öğrenimi gören, 1417 yaşları arasındaki 112si kız (%48.1), 121i erkek (%51.9), toplam 233 ergen katılmıştır. Asıl çalışma grubunda ise, 45i erkek (%50) ve 45i kız (%50), toplam 90 ergen yer almıştır. Çalışmada, Ergenler İçin Öznel İyi Oluşu Artırma Stratejileri Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, cümle bazında içerik analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmada, ergenlerin olumsuz olay ve durumlara karşı mesafe koyma, kontrollü ilişki kurma, iyimser düşünme, olumlu zaman yöneliminde bulunma, doğrudan mutluluğa yönelik davranışlar sergilemeyi isteme, sorunları çözme ve dini inanca sığınma aracılığıyla mental kontrol yaptıkları sonucuna varılmıştır. Sonuç ve Tartışma: Bu çalışmada, ergenlerin yedi farklı araçla mental kontrolü gerçekleştirdikleri bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, öznel iyi oluşu artırma programlarında kullanılabilir.

Mental kontrol: Ergenler öznel iyi oluşlarını nasıl korurlar?

Mental control: how do adolescents protect their subjective well-being? Purpose: This study is aimed to investigate how adolescents protect their subjective well-being by means of mental control. Method: The preliminary study included a total of 233 adolescents [121 male (51.9%) and 112 female (48.1)], 14 to 17 years of age. The main study group included a total of 90 adolescents (45 male and 45 female). The data of the study were obtained using the Adolescents Subjective Well-Being Increasing Scale. The data were analyzed with content analysis on the sentence basis. Results: The findings indicated that adolescents had mental control by putting distance for negative persons, incidences and situations, being in control in their relationships, thinking optimistically, having positive time orientations, wishing to exhibit happiness oriented behaviors, solving problems and seeking refuge in religious beliefs. Discussion and Conclusions: The findings of the study suggest adolescents use seven different tools for mental control. Results of this study may be used for improving subjective well being program

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