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The Mediating Role of Anxiety in the Relationship Between Humor Coping and Secondary Traumatic Stress

MİZAH YOLUYLA BAŞA ÇIKMA VE İKİNCİL TRAVMATİK STRES ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİDE KAYGININ ARACILIK ROLÜ

Aybüke İrem Saylam(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0716-7527
Ahmet Sapancı(Düzce Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık)0000-0003-4688-6890
Pages
13–20
Publication Date
2025-03-21
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It appears that humor can be used to cope effectively and that anxiety plays a significant role in the process.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examined the role of anxiety in mediating the relationship between humor coping and secondary traumatic stress.
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Key Findings & Data:The study included 583 participants between the ages of 18 and 65, of whom 408 were female and 173 were male.
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⚙️Variables:Mizah yoluyla başa çıkma ve ikincil travmatik stres · durumluk kaygı · sürekli kaygı

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This study examined the role of anxiety in mediating the relationship between humor coping and secondary traumatic stress. A predictive correlational model was used to conduct the research. The study included 583 participants between the ages of 18 and 65, of whom 408 were female and 173 were male. Data were collected using the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale, the Humor Coping Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Scale. The analyses were carried out using SPSS Process Hayes Macro. The results of the study showed that females’ levels of secondary traumatic stress, state anxiety, and trait anxiety were higher than mens’, and their level of humor coping did not differ statistically significantly either. According to the findings, humor coping did not have a statistically significant direct effect on secondary traumatic stress, but reduced state and trait anxiety levels to reduce secondary traumatic stress. Further, trait anxiety was found to be a stronger mediating factor than state anxiety. It appears that humor can be used to cope effectively and that anxiety plays a significant role in the process.

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Bu araştırmada, mizah yoluyla başa çıkma ve ikincil travmatik stres arasındaki ilişkide kaygının aracılık rolü incelenmiştir. Araştırma, yordayıcı korelasyonel model kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Katılımcılar 18-65 yaş aralığında, 408 kadın ve 173 erkek olmak üzere toplam 583 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Veriler, İkincil Travmatik Stres Ölçeği, Mizah Yoluyla Başa Çıkma Ölçeği ve Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Analizler, SPSS Process Hayes Makrosu kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, kadınların ikincil travmatik stres, durumluk ve sürekli kaygı düzeylerinin erkeklere göre daha yüksek olduğu, mizahla başa çıkma düzeylerinde ise istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı bulunmuştur. Mizah yoluyla başa çıkmanın ikincil travmatik stres üzerindeki doğrudan etkisinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmadığı, mizah yoluyla başa çıkmanın ikincil travmatik stresi azaltma potansiyelini, durumluk ve sürekli kaygı düzeylerini düşürerek gerçekleştirdiği bulunmuştur. Ayrıca sürekli kaygının durumluk kaygıya göre aracılık rolünün daha güçlü olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu bulgular, mizahın etkili bir başa çıkma stratejisi olarak kullanılabileceğini ve kaygının bu süreçte önemli bir aracı değişken olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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Saylam, A. İ., Sapancı, A. (2025). The Mediating Role of Anxiety in the Relationship Between Humor Coping and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Kıbrıs Türk Psikiyatri ve Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 13–20. https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.25.1.02

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