THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT ON PERCEPTION OF HEALTH STATUS IN ISPARTA

The aim of this study is to determine whether the level of social support perceived in Isparta province has an effect on health perception. Individuals over the age of 18 in the city center of Isparta constitute the target population of the research. 399 people were included in the research. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) developed by Zimet et al. (1988) and adapted into Turkish by Eker and Arkar (1995) and The Perception of Health Scale (PHS), developed by Diamond et al. (2007) and adapted into Turkish by Kadıoğlu and Yıldız (2012) were used as a data tool in research. The analysis of the data obtained was performed with the help of SPSS program, frequency, percentage, mean, correlation and regression analysis. Social support perception of the participants is above the midpoint. Social support perception dimensions are above the midpoint of 3. It emerged that the vast majority of participants received support from their families. Among the dimensions of the health perception scale, perceptions of the importance of Health and dimensions of self-awareness are above 3. It was understood that participants thought about their health, cared about them, and thought that whether they were healthy or not was due to them. While there is a significant and positive relationship between the perception of caring for the health of participants receiving support from a special person, there is a strong, significant, and positive relationship between the importance of caring for their health of participants receiving support from their family.

Keywords:

Health Perception, Perceived Social Support Family, İmportance of Health,

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