Ergenler öznel iyi oluş düzeylerini, çevreyle ilişkiler aracılığıyla nasıl artırırlar?

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, ergenlerin çevreyle ilişki kurmak aracılığıyla öznel iyi oluşlarını nasıl yükselttiklerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, ön ve asıl çalışma grubu olmak üzere iki çalışma grubu yer almaktadır. Ön çalışma grubuna 2010–2011 Eğitim-Öğretim Yılında, Ankara’da lise öğrenimine devam eden, 14–17 yaşları arasındaki 158 kız (%43,9) ve 202 erkek (%56,1) olmak üzere toplam 360 ergen katılmıştır. Asıl çalışma grubunda ise 45 erkek ve 45 kız olmak üzere toplam 90 ergen yer almıştır. Çalışmada Ergenler İçin Öznel İyi Oluşu Artırma Stratejileri Ölçeği ve açık uçlu soru formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde cümle bazında içerik analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma sonuçlarına göre, ergenler çevreden önemsenmeye ve değer verilmeye, sosyal desteğe, yakın ilişkilerde güveni korumaya, beğenilmeye, anlaşılmaya/empatiye, sevildiğine görmeye, algılanan kontrolün yükseltilmesine, doğrudan öznel iyi oluşu artırmaya ve özerkliğin desteklenmesine yönelik tepkiler aldıklarında öznel iyi oluşları yükselmektedir. Tüm bunların yanında ergenlerin çevreye; doğrudan öznel iyi oluşu artırmaya, sosyal destek sunmaya, olumlu iletişim kurmaya, kontrollü ilişki kurmaya, hediyeleşmeye, özgeci olmaya, olumlu düşünmeye, yakın ilişkilerde güveni korumaya ve iltifat etmeye yönelik tepkiler verdiklerinde öznel iyi oluşları yükselmektedir. Sonuç ve Tartışma: Bu çalışmada, ergenlerin dokuzar farklı araçla çevreyle ilişkilerde öznel iyi oluşlarını yükselttikleri bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, öznel iyi oluşu artırma programlarında kullanılabilir.

How do adolescents ıncrease their subjective well-being level by means of relationships with their environment?

Purpose: In this study, investigating of how adolescents increase their subjective well-being level by means of relationships with their environment is aimed. Method: This study is carried out following the scanning model. The primarily participants of the study include a total of 360 adolescents (202 male and 158 female). The ages of them range between 14 and 17. Main study group include a total of 90 adolescents (45 male and 45 female). The data of the study were obtained through the use of the Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being Increasing Scale and open ended questions. The data were analyzed through using of content analysis method with respect to sentences. Results: The findings obtained indicate that adolescents increase their subjective well-being levels with receiving positive reaction from an environment by means of such sub-strategies to get responses to the environment to be considered important and valuable, to receive social support, to receive responses which protect trust in relationships, to receive responses which increase perceived control, to receive responses which support the autonomy, to receive responses which increase the subjective well-being directly, and also to receive responses to be liked, to be understood, to be loved. In addition to these, adolescents increase their subjective well-being levels with reacting positively to an environment by means of such sub-strategies to show behaviors which increase the subjective well-being directly, to give social support, to establish positive relationship, to control yourself in relationship, to give a gift, to behave altruistically, to have optimistic taught, to give responses which protect trust in relationships, and also to pay compliments. Discussion and Conclusions: The findings of the study suggest that there are nine factors for reacting positively to an environment and also receiving positive reaction from an environment. Results of this study may be used for improving subjective well being program

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