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Individual Resilience and Protective Mental Health: The Role of Psychological Resilience

Bireysel Dayanıklılık ve Koruyucu Ruh Sağlığı: Psikolojik Sağlamlığın Rolü

Nurten Elkin0000-0002-9470-2702
Ayşe Mücella Soydan(İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2755-8456
Pages
837–847
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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This review demonstrates that psychological resilience is a fundamental building block in the preventive mental health perspective and contributes to strengthening mental health at both individual and societal levels.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This review examines the concepts of psychological resilience and preventive mental health, and their roles in individuals' mental health protection and improvement processes.
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Key Findings & Data:Psychological resilience represents individuals' capacity to adapt to stressful and challenging life conditions, while the preventive mental health approach aims to strengthen individuals' internal resources and environmental support systems.
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⚙️Variables:Bireysel dayanıklılık · koruyucu ruh sağlığı · psikolojik sağlamlık

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This review examines the concepts of psychological resilience and preventive mental health, and their roles in individuals' mental health protection and improvement processes. Psychological resilience represents individuals' capacity to adapt to stressful and challenging life conditions, while the preventive mental health approach aims to strengthen individuals' internal resources and environmental support systems. Literature findings show that psychological resilience is effective not only in preventing mental health problems but also in increasing individuals' life satisfaction and subjective well-being. This highlights the importance of empowering and preventive approaches in addition to risk-focused approaches in mental health practices. It is emphasized that individual characteristics, social support, family, and environmental factors are decisive in the development of psychological resilience; and that the interaction between preventive mental health and psychological resilience plays a crucial role in protecting mental health at both individual and societal levels. The study emphasizes the importance of integrating programs that support psychological resilience into education, work, and community-based mental health services, and highlights the need for longitudinal and experimental studies in future research. This review demonstrates that psychological resilience is a fundamental building block in the preventive mental health perspective and contributes to strengthening mental health at both individual and societal levels.

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Bu derleme çalışmada, psikolojik sağlamlık ve koruyucu ruh sağlığı kavramları ele alınmış, bireylerin ruh sağlığını koruma ve geliştirme süreçlerindeki rolleri incelenmiştir. Psikolojik sağlamlık, bireylerin stresli ve zorlayıcı yaşam koşulları karşısında uyum kapasitesini temsil ederken, koruyucu ruh sağlığı yaklaşımı, bireylerin içsel kaynaklarını ve çevresel destek sistemlerini güçlendirmeyi hedeflemektedir. Literatür bulguları, psikolojik sağlamlığın yalnızca ruhsal sorunları önlemekle kalmayıp, bireylerin yaşam doyumu ve öznel iyi oluş düzeylerini artırmada da etkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu durum, ruh sağlığı uygulamalarında risk odaklı yaklaşımların yanı sıra güçlendirici ve önleyici yaklaşımın önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Psikolojik sağlamlığın gelişiminde bireysel özellikler, sosyal destek, aile ve çevresel faktörlerin belirleyici olduğu vurgulanmış; koruyucu ruh sağlığı ile psikolojik sağlamlık arasındaki etkileşimin birey ve toplum düzeyinde ruh sağlığının korunması için çok önemli bir rol üstlendiği gösterilmiştir. Çalışma, psikolojik sağlamlığı destekleyen programların eğitim, iş ve toplum temelli ruh sağlığı hizmetlerine entegre edilmesinin önemini ve gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalarda boylamsal ve deneysel çalışmaların gerekliliğini vurgulamaktadır. Bu derleme, psikolojik sağlamlığın koruyucu ruh sağlığı perspektifinde temel bir yapı taşı olduğunu ve bireysel ile toplumsal düzeyde ruh sağlığının güçlendirilmesine katkı sağladığını ortaya koymaktadır.

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Elkin, N., Soydan, A. M. (2026). Individual Resilience and Protective Mental Health: The Role of Psychological Resilience. İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Sayı: 30, 837–847. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1881400

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