YAŞAMIN ANLAM KAYNAKLARI ve PSİKOLOJİK İYİ OLUŞ İLİŞKİSİ: ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Bu araştırmada; üniversite öğrencilerinin yaşamlarının anlam kaynaklarının neler olduğunu ortaya koymak, sahip olunan anlam kaynaklarına göre psikolojik iyi oluşun farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını tespit etmek amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, araştırmada tarama deseni çerçevesinde anket tekniği kullanılmıştır. Veriler açık ve kapalı uçlu soruların yer aldığı çevrimiçi anket formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. 1682 üniversite öğrencisinden elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ve ANOVA testiyle analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular incelendiğinde; üniversite öğrencilerinde yaşamın anlam kaynakları (ifade edilme sırasına göre); duygusal bağlılık, esenlik, erdemli olma, bireysel gelişim, amaçlar, hedonizm, maneviyat, faydalı olma, özgüven ve para kazanmadır. Katılımcıların sadece %1,8’i ise yaşamımın bir anlamı yok demiştir. Yaşama yüklenen anlama göre psikolojik iyi oluş düzeyleri incelendiğinde; yaşamında bir anlam bulanların, bulmayanlara göre psikolojik iyi oluş düzeyleri daha yüksektir. Bununla birlikte en yüksek psikolojik iyi oluş skoru hayatın anlamını “faydalı olma” olarak gören bireylere aittir.

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