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The Mediating Role of Metacognitions in the Relationship Between the Need for Absolute Truth and Psychopathological Symptoms Among University Students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Mutlak Gerçek İhtiyacı ile Psikopatoloji Göstergeleri Arasındaki İlişkide Üst Bilişlerin Aracılık Rolünün İncelenmesi

Ayşe Su Kocayörük(İSTANBUL AREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1123-6054
Gülşah Yıldırım(ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9674-0307
Pages
426–435
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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As a result of the analyses, it was determined that metacognitions act as full mediators between the individual’s absolute real needs and psychopathology indicators.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the mediating role of metacognition in the relationship between university students’ absolute real need and psychopathological indicators including depression and anxiety.
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This study examines the mediating role of metacognition in the relationship between university students’ absolute real need and psychopathological indicators including depression and anxiety. Metacognition supports psychological resilience by increasing individuals’ capacity to interpret and manage conflicts arising from unmet needs. In this case, the existence of maladaptive thinking styles and beliefs affects university students’ mental health problems. Therefore, metacognition processes play an important role in mental health problems that an individual may experience in his quest to find the absolute truth about himself. The study was conducted with 375 university students. The data collection tools of the study are the Need for Absolute Truth Scale, the Metacognition scale, the Brief Symptom Inventory Depression Subscale and the Brief Symptom Inventory Anxiety Subscale. The Structural Equation Model proposed in the study was tested using LISREL 8.71. The study reveals that high absolute need for truth leads to a significant increase in psychopathological symptoms. However, it has been found that metacognitive skills such as awareness and thought management play a full mediating role in this relationship. As a result of the analyses, it was determined that metacognitions act as full mediators between the individual’s absolute real needs and psychopathology indicators.

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Bu çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin mutlak gerçek ihtiyacı ile depresyon ve kaygıyı içeren psikopatolojik göstergeler arasındaki ilişkide üst bilişin aracılık rolünü incelemektedir. Üst biliş, bireylerin karşılanamayan ihtiyaçlardan kaynaklanan çatışmaları yorumlama ve yönetme kapasitelerini artırarak psikolojik dayanıklılığı desteklemektedir. Bu durumda uyumsuz düşünme stillerinin ve inançlarının varlığı üniversite öğrencilerinin ruh sağlığı sorunları yaşamasına etki etmektedir. Dolayısıyla bireyin kendi hakkında mutlak gerçeği bulma arayışında yaşayabileceği ruh sağlığı sorunlarında üstbiliş süreçleri önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Araştırma, 375 üniversite öğrencisi ile individyürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın veri toplama araçları Mutlak Gerçek İhtiyacı Ölçeği (MGİÖ), Üstbiliş ölçeği ve Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) Depresyon Alt Ölçeği ve Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) Kaygı Alt Ölçeği’dir. Araştırmada önerilen Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli LISREL 8.71 kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Araştırma, yüksek mutlak gerçek ihtiyacının psikopatolojik belirtilerde önemli bir artışa yol açtığını ortaya koymaktadır. Ancak, farkındalık ve düşünce yönetimi gibi üst biliş becerilerinin bu ilişkide tam aracılık rolü oynadığı bulunmuştur. Analizler sonucunda üst bilişlerin, bireyin mutlak gerçek ihtiyacı ile psikopataloji göstergeleri arasında tam aracılık görevi gördüğü belirlenmiştir

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Kocayörük, A. S., Yıldırım, G. (2025). The Mediating Role of Metacognitions in the Relationship Between the Need for Absolute Truth and Psychopathological Symptoms Among University Students. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 3, 426–435. https://doi.org/10.5961/higheredusci.1605368

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