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The Mediating Role of Emotional Flexibility between Social Support and Life Satisfaction

Sosyal Destek ve Yaşam Doyumu Arasında Duygusal Esnekliğin Aracı Rolü

Azmi Çağlar(ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7924-2229
Yusuf Akyıl(Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı)0000-0002-9482-1429
Yakup İme(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6818-8044
Beste Erdinç(YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0006-4795-1593
Pages
278–293
Publication Date
2025-05-31
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In addition, according to the results of this study, emotional flexibility has a partial mediating role in the relationship between social support and life satisfaction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this study is to examine the possible mediating role of emotional flexibility in the relationship between life satisfaction and social support among university students.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 344 university students, 217 female and 127 male, participated in the study.
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⚙️Variables:duygusal esneklik · sosyal destek · yaşam doyumu

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The purpose of this study is to examine the possible mediating role of emotional flexibility in the relationship between life satisfaction and social support among university students. A total of 344 university students, 217 female and 127 male, participated in the study. Life Satisfaction Scale, Emotional Flexibility Scale and Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale were used in the data collection process. Normality, descriptive statistics, reliability and correlation analyses were used to analyse the data. In addition, SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) and bootstrapping method were used in the analysis of the data. The findings of the study show that there is a positive correlation between social support, emotional resilience and life satisfaction. In addition, according to the results of this study, emotional flexibility has a partial mediating role in the relationship between social support and life satisfaction. In addition, it was determined that the increase in the level of social support positively affected both emotional flexibility and life satisfaction of university students. This situation reveals that social support has a direct effect on life satisfaction and makes a significant contribution to students' psychological well-being.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencileri arasında yaşam memnuniyeti ile sosyal destek arasındaki ilişkiye duygusal esnekliğin olası aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Araştırmaya, 217 kadın ve 127 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 344 üniversite öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veri toplama sürecinde Yaşam Memnuniyeti Ölçeği, Duygusal Esneklik Ölçeği ve Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde normallik, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, güvenilirlik ve korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca verilerin analizinde, YEM (Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi) ve bootstrapping yöntemi ile kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular, sosyal destek, duygusal esneklik ve yaşam memnuniyeti arasında pozitif yönde bir korelasyon olduğunu göstermektedir. Buna ek olarak bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, duygusal esnekliğin, sosyal destek ile yaşam memnuniyeti arasındaki ilişkide kısmi bir aracı rolü bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca, sosyal destek düzeyindeki artışın, üniversite öğrencilerinin hem duygusal esnekliklerini hem de yaşam memnuniyetlerini olumlu yönde etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Bu durum, sosyal desteğin yaşam memnuniyeti üzerinde doğrudan bir etkiye sahip olduğunu ve öğrencilerin psikolojik iyi oluşlarına önemli bir katkı sağladığını ortaya koymaktadır.

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Çağlar, A., Akyıl, Y., İme, Y., Erdinç, B. (2025). The Mediating Role of Emotional Flexibility between Social Support and Life Satisfaction. AYNA Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 278–293. https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.1559107

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