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Investigation of the "Friendship" and "love" Subscales of Wellness of University Students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin İyilik Halinin "Arkadaşlık" ve "Sevgi" Boyutlarının İncelenmesi

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77–86
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2022-10-18
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The results showed that the students who had high social support from family and friends got significantly higher scores from “Friendship”, and “Love” subscales than the students who had low social support from family and friends.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Problem Statement: There are studies, which show the effectiveness of wellness programs, applied during adolescence and youth (Peterson, 1996; Askegaard, 2000; Williams, Kolar, Reger & Pearson, 2001).
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Key Findings & Data:Purpose: Thus, the primary objective of this study is to determine whether there is significant difference between gender, friendship with opposite sex, frequency of exercise, level of family support and support from friends and “Friendship” and “Love” subscales of wellness among university students or not.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results showed that the students who had high social support from family and friends got significantly higher scores from “Friendship”, and “Love” subscales than the students who had low social support from family and friends.
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Problem Statement: There are studies, which show the effectiveness of wellness programs, applied during adolescence and youth (Peterson, 1996; Askegaard, 2000; Williams, Kolar, Reger & Pearson, 2001). However, in order to develop wellness programs, it is needed to understand the variables related to wellness among university students. Purpose: Thus, the primary objective of this study is to determine whether there is significant difference between gender, friendship with opposite sex, frequency of exercise, level of family support and support from friends and “Friendship” and “Love” subscales of wellness among university students or not. Methods: The study sample consists of 936 (623 female, 313 male) students from Baskent and Hacettepe University. “The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle”, the “Perceived Social Support Scale”, and “Personal Information Form” were used for data collection. The Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used in the analysis of the data. The sources of the differences were further analyzed with the Tukey Test. Results: The results of the study indicated that female students got significantly higher scores from “Friendship” and “Love” subscales than male students. Results also revealed that the students who have an opposite sex friend gots significantly higher scores from ”Love” subscale than the students who do not have an opposite sex friend. Results also indicated that the students who had high frequency of physical exercise had significantly higher scores from “Love” subscale than the students who had low frequency of physical exercise. The results showed that the students who had high social support from family and friends got significantly higher scores from “Friendship”, and “Love” subscales than the students who had low social support from family and friends. Conclusion: The following suggestions are recommended based on the results of this study. First, social skills programs, which would emphasize the importance of friendship and emotional expression, could be initiated for male students. In addition, psycho-educational programs could be conducted in order to strengthen social relationships and friendship and to encourage students to establish and sustain healthy relationships with the opposite sex. Physical exercise opportunities could be improved for university students. Finally, educational programs with an emphasis on the importance of social support could be organized for those students who do not have enough support from friends and family.

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Problem Durumu: Araştırmalar gençlik veya ergenlik döneminde uygulanan iyilik hali programlarının etkililiğini göstermektedir (Peterson, 1996; Askegaard, 2000; Williams, Kolar, Reger ve Pearson, 2001). Bu çerçevede hazırlanacak iyilik hali programları için öncelikle üniversite öğrencilerinin iyilik halini etkileyen faktörlerin bilinmesi gereklidir. Araştırmanın Amacı: Bu nedenle bu araştırma üniversite öğrencilerinin iyilik halinin “Arkadaşlık ve “Sevgi” boyutlarının cinsiyetlerine, karşı cins arkadaşlığına, fiziksel egzersiz yapma sıklığına, ailenin destek düzeyine ve arkadaş destek düzeyine göre farklılaşıp farklaşmadığını saptamak amacıyla düzenlenmiştir. Araştırmanın Yöntemi:Araştırmanın kapsamını Başkent ve Hacettepe Üniversitesi’nden 936 (623 kız, 313 erkek) üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak İyilik Hali Ölçeği, Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Çok Değişkenli Varyans Analizi (MANOVA) uygulanmıştır. Farkların kaynağına Tukey Testi ile bakılmıştır. Bulgular ve Sonuçlar:Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, kız öğrencilerin “Arkadaşlık” ve “Sevgi” puan ortalamaları erkek öğrencilerin puan ortalamalarından anlamlı olarak yüksek bulunmuştur. Bulgular karşı cinsten bir arkadaşı olan öğrencilerin “Sevgi” puan ortalamalarının, olmayan öğrencilerin puan ortalamalarından anlamlı olarak daha yüksek olduğunu göstermiştir. Araştırma sonucu elde edilen bir diğer bulgu ise, fiziksel egzersiz yapma sıklığı artıkça öğrencilerin İyilik Halinin “Sevgi” boyutunda bir artma olduğudur. Sonuçlar aileden ve arkadaştan alınan sosyal destek düzeyinin artmasına paralel olarak öğrencilerin iyilik halinin “Arkadaşlık” ve “Sevgi” boyutlarında bir yükselme olduğunu göstermiştir. Öneriler: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre şu öneriler sunulmuştur. İlk olarak, erkek öğrenciler için, arkadaşlık ilişkileri ve sevgilerini ifade etmelerinin öneminin vurgulandığı sosyal beceri programları geliştirilerek uygulanabilir. Diğer yandan üniversite öğrencilerinin karşı cinsle sağlıklı ilişkiler kurup sürdürmelerine; ayrıca sosyal ilişkilerini ve özellikle de arkadaşlık ilişkilerini güçlendirmeye yönelik psiko-eğitsel programlar hazırlanıp sunulabilir. Üniversiteler öğrencilerinin fiziksel egzersiz yapabilme olanaklarını iyileştirebilirler. Aile ve arkadaşlarından yeterli destek görmeyen üniversite öğrencilerine “sosyal destek” içerikli eğitim programları düzenlenebilir.

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YILDIRIM, İ., DOĞAN, T. (2022). Investigation of the "Friendship" and "love" Subscales of Wellness of University Students. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, Cilt: 0 - Sayı: 24, 77–86. https://ajindex.com/articles/507736

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