Journals / Kalem Uluslararası Eğitim ve İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi / 2018 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2

The Mediating Role of Depression and Anxiety on Relation Between Seasonality and Subjective Well-Being

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Mevsimsellik ve Öznel İyi Oluş Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkide Depresyon ve Anksiyetenin Aracı Rolü

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In this study, the relationship between these variables was considered in the context of the Association Theory and Emotional Instability Theory, because the literature did not include a theory that did reveal the relationship between these variables.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, the relationship between differences in seasonality and well-being, and mediator role of depression and anxiety in this relationship were examined for the first time in the literature.
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Abstract

In this study, the relationship between differences in seasonality and well-being, and mediator role of depression and anxiety in this relationship were examined for the first time in the literature. Considering that seasonal changes are highly influential in the psychological states, the effects of seasonality or changes in weather conditions on positive and negative emotions are the main focus of researchers. Many research findings have also shown that there is a significant negative relationship between seasonality and subjective well-being, that is, happiness. A total of 227 students, 168 girls and 59 boys, from various departments at Abant İzzet Baysal University, participated in this study. In this study, seasonality of university students was measured by Seasonal Pattern Questionnaire (SPAQ) which was developed by Rosenthal, Genhart, Sack, Sckwerer and Wehr (1987) and adapted to Turkish by Noyan, Elbi and Korukoğlu (2000), life satisfaction was measured by the Satisfaction with Life Scale which was developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and depression and anxiety symptoms were measured by Depression Scale of Brief Symptom Inventory which was developed by Derogatis (1992) and adapted to Turkish by Şahin and Durak (1994). The findings of this research are also consistent with the findings of the literature and support a negative relationship between these variables. In addition, depression and anxiety scores were found to play full mediator role in the relationship between seasonality and subjective well-being. In this study, the relationship between these variables was considered in the context of the Association Theory and Emotional Instability Theory, because the literature did not include a theory that did reveal the relationship between these variables.

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Bu çalışmada, mevsimsellik ve öznel iyi oluş arasındaki ilişki ve bu ilişkide depresyon ve kaygının aracı rolü incelenmektedir. Mevsimsel değişimlerin kişileri psikolojik yönden oldukça etkilediği göz önünde bulundurularak, mevsimlere bağlı olarak görülen hava koşullarındaki değişimlerin olumlu ve olumsuz duygular üzerindeki etkisi araştırmacıların başlıca ilgi konusu olmaktadır. Yapılan birçok araştırma bulgusu da, mevsimsellik ve öznel iyi oluş, yani mutluluk arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki bulunduğunu göstermiştir. 168 kız ve 59’u erkek olmak üzere Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi’nde değişik bölümlerde okuyan 227 öğrenci bu araştırmaya katılmıştır. Bu çalışmada üniversite öğrencilerinin mevsimselliği, Rosenthal, Genhart, Sack, Sckwerer ve Wehr (1987) tarafından geliştirilen ve Noyan, Elbi ve Korukoğlu (2000) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Mevsimlik Örüntü Ölçeği ile ölçülmüş, yaşam doyumu Diener, Emmons, Larsen ve Griffin (1985) tarafından geliştirilen Yaşamdan Memnuniyet Ölçeği ve depresyon ve anksiyete semptomları ise Derogatis (1992) tarafından geliştirilmiş ve Şahin ve Durak (1994) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanmış Kısa Semptom Envanteri ile ölçülmüştür. Araştırmacı tarafından gerçekleştirilen çalışma bulguları da alanyazın bilgisi ile tutarlılık göstermekte ve değişkenler arasındaki negatif ilişkiyi desteklemektedir. Ayrıca, çalışmada mevsimsellik ve öznel iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide depresyon ve anksiyete puanlarının aracı rolü olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırmacı tarafından mevsimsellik ve öznel iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkinin incelendiği bu çalışmada, iki değişken arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyen bir kuramın alanyazında yer almaması nedeniyle, bu değişkenler arasındaki ilişki Bağ Kuramı ve Duygusal Kararsızlık Kuramı çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır.

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CANIÖZ, E. K., COŞKUN, H. (2018). The Mediating Role of Depression and Anxiety on Relation Between Seasonality and Subjective Well-Being. Kalem Uluslararası Eğitim ve İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2, 419–439. https://ajindex.com/articles/190030

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