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Düzeltme: Examination of the Relationships between Mortality Awareness and Mental Health

Düzeltme: Ölüm Farkındalığı ve Ruh Sağlığı Arasındaki İlişkilerinin İncelenmesi

Cüneyt Okcu(İSTANBUL KENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0739-3076
Meryem Karaaziz(YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0085-612X
Pages
75–85
Publication Date
2023-01-01
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The findings were discussed and in the light of these findings suggestions for future studies were proposed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this research, the relationships and predictive effects between mental health and mortality were analyzed over unspecified dimensions different from the studies in the literature.
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Key Findings & Data:It was conducted with the participation of 346 (female n = 207; male n = 139) volunteers selected randomly from blue-collar and white-collar employees working for the CMB Yachts Company operating in the province of Antalya as well as the PwC Company operating in the province of Istanbul in Turkey, in addition to non-working participants in social institutions with whom the researcher maintained communication.
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⚙️Variables:ruh sağlığı · iyi olma · ölüm

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In this research, the relationships and predictive effects between mental health and mortality were analyzed over unspecified dimensions different from the studies in the literature. It is aimed to reveal the effects of the mortality on emotional, psychological and social well-being by considering different dimensions. It was conducted with the participation of 346 (female n = 207; male n = 139) volunteers selected randomly from blue-collar and white-collar employees working for the CMB Yachts Company operating in the province of Antalya as well as the PwC Company operating in the province of Istanbul in Turkey, in addition to non-working participants in social institutions with whom the researcher maintained communication. Data were collected utilizing the Mental Health Continuum Short Form and The Multidimensional Mortality Awareness Measure. In the analysis of the findings, correlation and structural equation model methods with SPSS and AMOS programs were used. Mortality awareness has significantly negative predictive effect on mental health and also mortality legacy is a significant positive predictor of psychological and social well-being. On the other hand, the dimensions of mortality fearfulness, mortality acceptance, mortality disempowerment and mortality disengagement did not have a significant predictive effect on emotional, psychological and social well-being. The positive predictive effect of mortality legacy on psychological and social well-beings and negative predictive effect of mortality awareness on mental health were revealed. The findings were discussed and in the light of these findings suggestions for future studies were proposed.

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Bu araştırmada ruh sağlığı ve ölüm kavramı arasındaki ilişkiler ve yordayıcı etkiler alanyazındaki çalışmalardan farklı olarak çalışılmamış boyutlar üzerinden incelenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda ölüm kavramının farklı boyutları ele alınarak duygusal, psikolojik ve sosyal iyi olma üzerindeki etkilerinin ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma Antalya ilinde faaliyet gösteren CMB Yachts ve İstanbul ilinde faaliyet gösteren PwC şirketlerinde görev alan mavi ve beyaz yaka çalışanlar ve araştırmacının iletişimde olduğu sosyal kurumlardaki çalışmayanlar içerisinden rastgele örneklem seçimiyle 346 (kadın n = 207; erkek n = 139) gönüllü katılımcıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada ölçme aracı olarak Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği Kısa Formu ve Çok Boyutlu Ölüm Farkındalığı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma analizleri SPSS ve AMOS programları kullanılarak korelasyon ve yapısal eşitlik modellemesi yöntemleriyle yapılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre ölüm farkındalığının ruh sağlığı üzerinde anlamlı düzeyde negatif yordayıcı etkiye; ölüm mirasının psikolojik ve sosyal iyi olma üzerinde anlamlı düzeyde pozitif yönde yordayıcı etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öte yandan ölüm korkusu, ölümü kabul etme, ölümü güçsüzleştirme ve ölümü düşünmeme boyutlarının duygusal, psikolojik ve sosyal iyi olma üzerinde anlamlı düzeyde yordayıcı etkiye sahip olmadığı saptanmıştır. Çalışmada ölüm mirasının psikolojik ve sosyal iyi olma üzerindeki pozitif yordayıcı etkisi ve ölüm farkındalığının ruh sağlığı üzerindeki negatif yordayıcı etkisi ortaya konmuştur. Araştırmanın bulguları ilgili alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve öneriler sunulmuştur.

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Okcu, C., Karaaziz, M. (2023). Düzeltme: Examination of the Relationships between Mortality Awareness and Mental Health. Türkiye Bütüncül Psikoterapi Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 11, 75–85. https://doi.org/10.56955/bpd.1196000

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