The mediating role of basic psychological needs in the relationship between self-determination and meaning in life in adolescent<p>Ergenlerde öz-belirleyicilik ve yaşamda anlam ilişkisinde temel psikolojik gereksinimlerin aracı rolü

Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 2

Abstract

As in every part of life, concept of meaning in life has an important place during adolescence as a determinant of well-being. In this research concepts of meaning in life of high school students have been investigated with the perception of self-determination, which is a motivation theory. The aim of the study was to test structural equation model in which the relationship between self-determination and meaning in life is mediated by basic psychological need satisfaction. The sample of the study consisteds of 348 High School Student in İstanbul. In order to gather data, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale (BPNS), Self-Determination Scale (SDS) and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) were used. The data were analysed by using SPSS 20 and LISREL 8.8. The results revealed that satisfaction of basic psychological needs fully mediated the relationship self-determination between and meaning in life in high school students. However, results also showed significant negative relationship between self-determination and search of meaning in life. The results and limitations of the study were discussed and recommendations have been provided to the researchers.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetYaşamda anlam anlayışı, yaşamın her döneminde olduğu gibi iyi oluşun bir belirleyicisi olarak ergenlik döneminde de önemli bir noktada yer almaktadır. Bu araştırma lise öğrencilerinin yaşamda anlam anlayışlarını bir motivasyon kuramı olan öz- belirleme bakış açısıyla incelemektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, öz belirleyicilik ile yaşamda anlam arasındaki ilişkide temel psikolojik gereksinimlerin aracı rolünün yapısal eşitlik modeli ile test edilmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, İstanbul’da lise öğrenimi gören 348 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Temel Psikolojik İhtiyaçlar Ölçeği (TPİÖ), Özerk Benlik Yönetimi Ölçeği (ÖBYÖ) ve Yaşamda Anlam Ölçeği (YAÖ) kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS ve LISREL 8.8 programı kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, lise öğrencilerinde öz-belirleme ile yaşamda anlam arasındaki ilişkinin temel psikolojik ihtiyaçların doyumu aracılığıyla sağlandığı bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte araştırma sonuçları, öz- belirleme ve yaşamda anlam arayışı arasında doğrudan negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Araştırma bulguları ve sınırlılıkları tartışılmış bu bağlamda araştırmacılara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.

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Nur Demirbaş Çelik, Fatma Tezcan

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Nur Demirbaş Çelik, Fatma Tezcan (2017). The mediating role of basic psychological needs in the relationship between self-determination and meaning in life in adolescent<p>Ergenlerde öz-belirleyicilik ve yaşamda anlam ilişkisinde temel psikolojik gereksinimlerin aracı rolü. Journal of Human Sciences, 14(2), 1558-1570. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-644143