Zeynep ŞİMŞİR, Erdal HAMARTA, Bülent DİLMAÇ

Stresle Başa Çıkmanın Yordayıcısı Olarak Yaşamın Anlamı ve Manevi Deneyim

Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin stresle başa çıkma düzeyinin, günlük manevi deneyim ve yaşamın anlamı açısından incelemektir. Araştırma, ilişkisel tarama modeline uygun olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, Konya ilinde bulunan devlet üniversitelerinin çeşitli bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 497 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Yaşları 18 ile 43 arasında değişen katılımcıların 297’si kadın, 200’ü erkektir. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde korelasyon ve doğrusal regresyon analizi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Korelasyon analizi sonuçlarına göre; üniversite öğrencilerinin manevi deneyimleri, sahip oldukları anlam duygusu ve stresle başa çıkma stilleri arasında anlamlı ilişkiler mevcuttur. Çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre ise manevi deneyim ve yaşamın anlamı stresle başa çıkmayı anlamlı düzeyde yordamaktadır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar ilgili alanyazın ışığında tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

The Meaning of Life and Spiritual Experiences as a Predictor of Coping with Stress

The aim of this study is to investigate the level of university students’ coping with stress in terms of daily spiritual experience and the meaning of life. This research was carried out in accordance with the relational survey model. The study group consisted of 497 students studying in various departments of state universities in Konya. Participants’ ages range from 18 to 43, and 297 of the participants were female and 200 were male. Correlation and regression analysis techniques were used in the analysis of research data. According to the results of the correlation analysis, there are significant relationships between the spiritual experiences of the university students, the sense of meaning they have, and the coping styles with stress. According to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, spiritual experience and meaning of life significantly predicted coping with stress. The results of the study were discussed and recommendations were given in the light of the related literature.

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