Basic psychological needs as a predictor of subjective vitality in high school students: The mediating role of self-compassion

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 1 - 16, 31.05.2024

Simge Çelebi , İsmail Sanberk

https://doi.org/10.33400/kuje.1246545

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between basic psychological needs and subjective vitality in high school students. The study group consists of a total of 632 students, 336 girls and 296 boys, from the 9th, 10th and 11th grades of high schools in Adana. The study collected data on students' personal information with the Personal Information Form, data on subjective vitality Subjective Vitality Scale (Ryan & Frederick, 1997), data on basic psychological needs with the Need Satisfaction Scale (Deci & Ryan, 1991), and data on self-compassion with the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (Raes vd., 2011).
The relationship between high school students' level of subjective vitality, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and level of self-compassion was examined using the Pearson Product Moments Correlation. The mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between subjective vitality and basic psychological needs was analyzed using Process Macro, developed by Hayes (2013). SPSS 25 and Process Macro v4.1 programs were used for statistical analysis of the data, and the values suggested by Preacher and Kelley (2011) were used as the basis for interpreting the effect size of mediation. According to the research results, positive relationships were found between subjective vitality, basic psychological needs and self-compassion. Positive relationships were found between the subdimensions of basic psychological needs, namely autonomy, competence, and relatedness and subjective vitality and self-compassion. Autonomy, competence, relatedness were found the significantly predict subjective vitality and self-compassion. In the mediation analysis conducted with Process Macro, the mediating role of self-compassion between autonomy, competence and relatedness and subjective vitality was found.

Keywords

subjective vitality, basic psychological needs, self compassion

Lise öğrencilerinde öznel zindeliğin yordayıcısı olarak temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar: Öz-şefkatin aracı rolü

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı lise öğrencilerinde temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ile öznel zindelik arasındaki ilişkide öz-şefkatin aracı rolünü incelemektir. Araştırma çalışma grubunu Adana ilinde yer alan liselerde öğrenime devam eden 9., 10. ve 11. sınıflardan 336 kız ve 296 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 632 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada öğrencilerin kişisel bilgilerine ilişkin veriler "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" öznel zindeliğe ilişkin veriler "Öznel Zindelik Ölçeği" (Ryan & Frederick, 1997), temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlara ilişkin veriler "İhtiyaç Doyum Ölçeği" (Deci & Ryan, 1991) ve öz-şefkate ilişkin veriler "Öz-Şefkat Ölçeği Kısa Formu" (Raes vd., 2011) aracılığı ile toplanmıştır.
Lise öğrencilerinin öznel zindelik düzeyleri, temel psikolojik ihtiyaç doyumları ile öz-şefkat düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki Pearson Momentler Çarpım Korelasyonu ile incelenmiştir. Öznel zindelik ile temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar arasındaki ilişkide öz-şefkatin aracı rolü Hayes (2013) tarafından geliştirilen Process Makro ile analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin istatistiksel çözümlenmelerinde SPSS 25 ve Process Makro v4.1 programlarından yararlanılmıştır ve aracılığın etki büyüklüğü yorumlanırken Preacher ve Kelley (2011)'nin önerdiği değerler baz alınmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre öznel zindelik, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ve öz-şefkat arasında pozitif ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Temel psikolojik ihtiyaçların alt boyutları olan özerklik, yeterlik ve ilişkili olma ihtiyaçları ile öznel zindelik ve öz-şefkat arasında pozitif ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Özerklik, yeterlik ve ilişkili olma ihtiyaçlarının öznel zindeliği ve öz-şefkati anlamlı düzeyde yordadığı bulunmuştur. Process Makro ile gerçekleştirilen aracılık analizinde özerklik, yeterlik ve ilişki olma ile öznel zindelik arasında öz-şefkatin aracı rolü tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

öznel zindelik, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar, öz-şefkat

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