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Psychological Resilience and Well-Being in Adolescents: Indirect Associations through Empathy and Expressive Communication

Ergenlerde Psikolojik Sağlamlık ve İyi Oluş: Empati ve İfade Edici İletişim Aracılığıyla Dolaylı İlişkiler

Bilge Kağan Bıkmaz(Bilkent Laboratory and International School)0000-0002-1846-8950
Ayşen Kovan0000-0002-4702-2675
Pages
119–132
Publication Date
2026-10-18
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Conclusion: These findings suggest that the association between resilience and well-being is partly explained by interconnected socioemotional processes that link internal coping resources with interpersonal functioning.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This study investigated whether empathy and expressive communication account for the association between psychological resilience and psychological well-being among adolescents.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: The participants were 722 secondary school students (Mage = 16.77, SD = 1.07; 59.43% girls) from Türkiye who completed self-report measures of psychological resilience, empathy, expressive communication, and psychological well-being.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: These findings suggest that the association between resilience and well-being is partly explained by interconnected socioemotional processes that link internal coping resources with interpersonal functioning.
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⚙️Variables:psikolojik sağlamlık · psikolojik iyi oluş · ergenlik

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Objective: This study investigated whether empathy and expressive communication account for the association between psychological resilience and psychological well-being among adolescents. Method: The participants were 722 secondary school students (Mage = 16.77, SD = 1.07; 59.43% girls) from Türkiye who completed self-report measures of psychological resilience, empathy, expressive communication, and psychological well-being. A serial mediation model was tested to examine both independent and sequential indirect associations. Results: Psychological resilience was positively associated with psychological well-being through both direct (B = .24, 95% CI [.16, .33]) and indirect (B = .25, 95% CI [.19, .31]) associations. Both empathy (B = .06, 95% CI [.03, .10]) and expressive communication (B = .14, 95% CI [.10, .19]) independently accounted for this association. A significant sequential indirect association was also observed (B = .05, 95% CI [.03, .08]), whereby resilience was associated with greater empathy, which in turn was related to stronger expressive communication and higher well-being. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the association between resilience and well-being is partly explained by interconnected socioemotional processes that link internal coping resources with interpersonal functioning.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada, ergenlerde psikolojik sağlamlık ile psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide empati ve ifade edici iletişimin açıklayıcı bir role sahip olup olmadığı incelenmiştir. Yöntem: Araştırmaya Türkiye’den 722 ortaöğretim öğrencisi (Myaş = 16.77, SS = 1.07; %59.43 kız) katılmıştır. Katılımcılar psikolojik sağlamlık, empati, ifade edici iletişim ve psikolojik iyi oluş ölçeklerini doldurmuştur. Bağımsız ve sıralı dolaylı ilişkileri incelemek amacıyla seri aracılık modeli test edilmiştir. Bulgular: Psikolojik sağlamlık, hem doğrudan (B = .24, %95 GA [.16, .33]) hem de dolaylı (B = .25, %95 GA [.19, .31]) ilişkiler aracılığıyla psikolojik iyi oluş ile pozitif yönde ilişkili bulunmuştur. Hem empati (B = .06, %95 GA [.03, .10]) hem de ifade edici iletişim (B = .14, %95 GA [.10, .19]) bağımsız olarak bu ilişkiyi açıklamıştır. Anlamlı bir sıralı dolaylı ilişki de gözlemlenmiştir (B = .05, %95 GA [.03, .08]); buna göre sağlamlık daha yüksek empati ile, bu da sırasıyla daha güçlü ifade edici iletişim ve daha yüksek iyi oluş ile saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Bulgular, psikolojik sağlamlık ile psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkinin, içsel başa çıkma kaynaklarını kişilerarası işlevsellikle ilişkilendiren birbirine bağlı sosyo-duygusal süreçlerle kısmen açıklanabileceğini göstermektedir.

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Bıkmaz, B. K., Kovan, A. (2026). Psychological Resilience and Well-Being in Adolescents: Indirect Associations through Empathy and Expressive Communication. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, Cilt: 18 Sayı: Supplement 1 Özel Sayı, 119–132. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1954962

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