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From spiritual well-being to psychological resilience: The mediating roles of self-control and dispositional hope

Üniversite öğrencilerinde manevi iyi oluş ile psikolojik dayanıklılık arasındaki ilişkide öz kontrol ve sürekli umudun aracılık rolü

Soner Ercan(BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-0383-513X
Aydın Söylemez(IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-3062-1599
Pages
28–42
Publication Date
2026-10-26
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By extending research on positive psychological constructs beyond clinical contexts, this study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of how individual strengths support adaptive coping and personal growth, providing implications for interventions aimed at promoting mental health and well-being among university students.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Psychological resilience has increasingly become indispensable in today’s world, which is challenged by destructive conditions such as wars, infectious diseases, and natural disasters.
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Key Findings & Data:Data were collected from university students who had a mean age of 22.35 years (SD = 5.15) through validated self-report measures assessing spiritual well-being, psychological resilience, dispositional hope, and self-control.
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Abstract

Psychological resilience has increasingly become indispensable in today’s world, which is challenged by destructive conditions such as wars, infectious diseases, and natural disasters. Spiritual well-being, psychological resilience, hope, and self-control are central constructs within positive psychology, extensively studied in both clinical and general populations. While prior research has predominantly focused on individuals with illnesses, these constructs are relevant across all individuals, including university students. The present study investigates the relationships among spiritual well-being, psychological resilience, and the potential mediating roles of self-control and dispositional hope. Building on theoretical frameworks the study hypothesizes that higher levels of spiritual well-being are associated with greater psychological resilience, and that self-control and dispositional hope serially mediate this association. Data were collected from university students who had a mean age of 22.35 years (SD = 5.15) through validated self-report measures assessing spiritual well-being, psychological resilience, dispositional hope, and self-control. The serial mediation model demonstrated an adequate fit to the data. Spiritual well-being was not directly related to psychological resilience; rather, its effect was fully transmitted (indirect-only) through self-control and dispositional hope, with self-control influencing resilience serially via dispositional hope. By extending research on positive psychological constructs beyond clinical contexts, this study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of how individual strengths support adaptive coping and personal growth, providing implications for interventions aimed at promoting mental health and well-being among university students.

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Savaşlar, bulaşıcı hastalıklar ve doğal afetler gibi olumsuz yaşantılar günümüz dünyasında psikolojik dayanıklılığı giderek vazgeçilmez hale getirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada da hem klinik hem de genel popülasyonlarla çalışılan ve pozitif psikolojinin temel kavramları olan psikolojik dayanıklılık, manevi iyi oluş, umut ve öz kontrol kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmiştir. Daha önceki araştırmalar ağırlıklı olarak kronik hastalığı olan bireylere odaklanmış olsa da bu kavramlar üniversite öğrencileri de dahil olmak üzere tüm bireylere uyarlanabilir. Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde manevi iyi oluş ile psikolojik dayanıklılık arasındaki ilişkide öz kontrol ve sürekli umudun ve seri aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Çalışma, kuramsal çerçevelere dayanarak kesitsel araştırma deseniyle, daha yüksek düzeyde manevi iyi oluşun daha yüksek psikolojik dayanıklılıkla ilişkili olduğunu ve öz kontrol ile sürekli umudun bu ilişkiye seri biçimde aracılık ettiğini varsaymaktadır. Veriler, yaş ortalaması 22,35 (SD = 5,15) olan (N = 452) üniversite öğrencilerinden, manevi iyi oluş, psikolojik dayanıklılık, sürekli umut ve öz kontrolü değerlendiren geçerli öz bildirim ölçekler aracılığıyla toplandı. İlgili seri aracılık modeli, öz kontrol ve sürekli umut aracılığıyla ortaya çıkan dolaylı etkinin anlamlı olduğu bulgusuyla verilere yeterli düzeyde uyum sağladığını göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak; bu araştırma, olumlu psikolojik kavramlar üzerine yapılan araştırmaları klinik bağlama ek olarak, bireysel güçlü yönlerin uyumlu başa çıkma ve kişisel gelişimi nasıl desteklediğine dair kapsamlı bir anlayışa katkıda bulunmakta ve üniversite öğrencileri arasında ruh sağlığı ve refahını desteklemeyi amaçlayan müdahaleler için çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.

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Ercan, S., Söylemez, A. (2026). From spiritual well-being to psychological resilience: The mediating roles of self-control and dispositional hope. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Sayı: 80, 28–42. https://doi.org/10.21764/maeuefd.1951315

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