Mutlu Çocuklar Mutlu Yetişkinler mi Oluyor?

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 69 - 95, 07.03.2021

Tayfun Doğan , Fatma Tuba Aydın

Abstract

Erken dönem yaşantıların önemini vurgulayan çok sayıda psikolojik kuram bulunmaktadır. Alanyazın incelendiğinde, olumsuz çocukluk deneyimlerinin yetişkinlikteki fiziksel ve psikolojik sonuçlarını inceleyen çalışmaların öne çıktığı görülmektedir. Az sayıda çalışma ise olumlu çocukluk yaşantılarının ruh sağlığı üzerindeki etkilerini incelemiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; olumlu çocukluk yaşantıları ve mutluluk arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılmasıdır. Araştırmaya iki farklı çalışma grubundan toplam 695 kişi (488 kadın ve 207 erkek) katılmıştır. Çalışmada katılımcıların çocukluk dönemlerine ilişkin veriler, Olumlu Çocukluk Yaşantıları Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Mutluluk düzeyleri ise Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği, Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği ve tek maddelik mutluluk algısı sorusu kullanılarak ölçülmüştür. Çalışmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre olumlu çocukluk yaşantıları, mutluluğu pozitif yönde anlamlı bir şekilde yordamaktadır. Buna göre olumlu çocukluk yaşantıları, mutluluğa ilişkin toplam varyansın %23’ünü, yaşam doyumuna ilişkin toplam varyansın ise %24’ünü açıklamaktadır. Katılımcıların olumlu çocukluk yaşantıları puanları arttıkça mutluluk ve yaşam doyumu puanları da artmaktadır. Katılımcıların mutluluk algılarına göre kendilerini oldukça mutlu olarak nitelendirenlerin olumlu çocukluk yaşantısı düzeylerinin, orta düzeyde mutluyum ve mutlu değilim diyenlere göre daha yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, alanyazın bağlamında tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Olumlu çocukluk yaşantıları, mutluluk, yaşam doyumu, pozitif psikoloji.

Do Happy Children Become Happy Adults?

Abstract

Many psychological theories emphasize the significance of early childhood events. A review of the literature reveals that studies concentrate on the consequences of adverse childhood experiences on the physical and mental health of individuals. A few studies have so far examined the effects of positive childhood experiences on mental health. This research aims to investigate the relationship between positive childhood experiences and happiness. 695 adults (488 female and 207 male) participated in the study. Positive Childhood Experiences Scale served to gather the data regarding the childhood experiences, and The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire is employed to measure the happiness of the participants. According to the results of this study, a positive correlation was found between positive childhood experiences and happiness. Positive childhood experiences explain 23% of happiness and 24% of life satisfaction. In parallel to positive childhood experiences points, the happiness and life satisfaction of the participants also increases. According to the happiness level of participants, those who inform to be very happy have higher levels of positive childhood experiences in comparison to those who feel a moderate level of happiness or declare to be unhappy. The results are discussed in the context of the literature.

Keywords

Positive childhood experiences, happiness, satisfaction with life, positive psychology

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